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  • The Mansiri Himal mountain range and Himalchuli mountain on the 6th of March 2020 in the Mansiri Hilam subrange of the Himalayas in North Central Nepal.  Himalchuli is the second highest mountain in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas. Himalchuli has three main peaks: East, West and North.
    Nepal-Mansiri-Himal-Mountain-Range-0...jpg
  • The Mansiri Himal mountain range and Himalchuli mountain on the 6th of March 2020 in the Mansiri Hilam subrange of the Himalayas in North Central Nepal.  Himalchuli is the second highest mountain in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas. Himalchuli has three main peaks: East, West and North.
    Nepal-Mansiri-Himal-Mountain-Range-2...jpg
  • The Mansiri Himal mountain range and Himalchuli mountain acorss the valley on the 6th of March 2020 in the Mansiri Hilam subrange of the Himalayas in North Central Nepal.  Himalchuli is the second highest mountain in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas. Himalchuli has three main peaks: East, West and North.
    Nepal-Mansiri-Himal-Mountain-Range-0...jpg
  • A remote region of the Indian Himalayas in Spiti, near Kaza, with snow capped peaks, on 25th October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The region of Spiti is  a remote and tribal region of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091025_45.jpg
  • A solar panel and traditional Nepali flags in front of the Mansiri Himal mountain range and Himalchuli mountain on the 6th of March 2020 in the Mansiri Hilam subrange of the Himalayas in North Central Nepal.  Himalchuli is the second highest mountain in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas.
    Nepal-Gandaki-Pradesh-Region-0895.jpg
  • Indo Tibetan men pray at the Buddhist Stupa on the Kunzum pass in the high Himalaya near Kaza, Spiti, on 25th October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The region of Spiti is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091025_42.jpg
  • A 4x4 driving through a remote region of the Indian Himalayas in Spiti, near Kaza, with snow capped peaks, on 25th October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The region of Spiti is  a remote and tribal region of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091025_46.jpg
  • Indo Tibetan men pray at the Buddhist Stupa on the Kunzum pass in the high Himalaya near Kaza, Spiti, on 25th October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The region of Spiti is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091025_44.jpg
  • Indo Tibetan men pray at the Buddhist Stupa on the Kunzum pass in the high Himalaya near Kaza, Spiti, on 25th October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The region of Spiti is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091025_43.jpg
  • Terraced farmland and the Mansiri Himal mountain range and Himalchuli mountain on the 6th of March 2020 in the Mansiri Hilam subrange of the Himalayas in North Central Nepal.  Himalchuli is the second highest mountain in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas. Himalchuli has three main peaks: East, West and North.
    Nepal-Mansiri-Himal-Mountain-Range-0...jpg
  • Indo Tibetan men pray at the Buddhist Stupa on the Kunzum pass in the high Himalaya near Kaza, Spiti, on 25th October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The region of Spiti is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091025_40.jpg
  • Children finish a lesson in a tent school Pragya have set up They rush to the next class run from the education bus next to a road in the Himalayas, India.  The migrant community is given education and information support by the Pragya organization who have a project helping in high altitude areas across the Himalayas.
    10-pragya-5553.jpg
  • Young Nepali boys watch how to perform sit-ups in Himalayas, hoping to be recruited for the Gurkha Regiment. This is part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training. They will need to perform 25 straight-kneed sit-ups at a 45° slant both within 60 seconds to pass. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. The Gurkhas have been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkhas02-16-01-1997_1.jpg
  • A lesson for the migrant worker children run from the education bus next to a road in the Himalayas, India.  The migrant community is given education and information support by the Pragya organization who have a project helping in high altitude areas across the Himalayas.
    10-pragya-5602.jpg
  • A young girl left to play on the side of the road, the child belongs to the Migrant community working on surfacing a road in the Central Himalayas, India.  The migrant community is offered education and information support by the Pragya organization that have a project helping in high altitude areas across the Himalayas.
    10-pragya-5382.jpg
  • Young Nepali boys attend a line-up in Himalayas, hoping to be recruited for the Gurkha Regiment. This is part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training. For example, they will need to perform 25 straight-kneed sit-ups at a 45° slant both within 60 seconds to pass. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. The Gurkhas have been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkhas01-16-01-1997_1.jpg
  • A lesson for the migrant worker children run from the education bus next to a road in the Himalayas, India.  The migrant community is given education and information support by the Pragya organization who have a project helping in high altitude areas across the Himalayas.
    10-pragya-5256.jpg
  • A lesson for the migrant worker children next to a road in the Himalayas, India.  The migrant community is given education and information support by the Pragya organization who have a project helping in high altitude areas across the Himalayas.
    10-pragya-5189.jpg
  • A lesson for the migrant worker children run from the education bus next to a road in the Himalayas, India.  The migrant community is given education and information support by the Pragya organization who have a project helping in high altitude areas across the Himalayas.
    10-pragya-5229.jpg
  • Pragya runs the mobile school bus; it visits migrant worker community across high altitude area in the Central Himalayas. There are 9 different buses that visit villages all over Uttarakhand, Central Himalayas, India.
    10-pragya-5185.jpg
  • The children leave school at lunchtime the Alternate Learning Hub, Subhai, Himalayas, India. The school is organized and funded by the Pragya charity.  Pragya is a non-profit organization providing education and information services in high altitude areas in the Himalayas.
    10-pragya-4935.jpg
  • A young boy reading to his class in a lesson at the Alternate Learning Hub, Subhai, Himalayas, India. The school is organized and funded by the Pragya charity.  Pragya is a non-profit organization providing education and information services in high altitude areas in the Himalayas.
    10-pragya-4909.jpg
  • A young boy writing during a lesson at the Alternate Learning Hub, Subhai, Himalayas, India. The school is organized and funded by the Pragya charity.  Pragya is a non-profit organization providing education and information services in high altitude areas in the Himalayas.
    10-pragya-4905.jpg
  • A boy in a lesson at the Alternate Learning Hub, Subhai, Himalayas, India. The school is organized and funded by the Pragya charity.  Pragya is a non-profit organization providing education and information services in high altitude areas in the Himalayas.
    10-pragya-4623.jpg
  • The Himalaya mountains tower above on 22nd October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091022_22.jpg
  • The Himalaya mountains tower above on 22nd October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091022_21.jpg
  • Indian truck drivers and their trucks, 22nd October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The trucks drive along roads in this area that are often precarious, with vehciles seen clinging to the edge with a sheer cliff drop on the side. The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091022_30.jpg
  • The colourful front of an Indian Tata truck, 18th October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091018_02.jpg
  • Children play outside their home with the backdrop of snow-tipped Himalayan mountain peaks, a location also serving as a trekkers rest house with hot, solar-powered showers, on 10th November 1995, in Ghorepani, Himalayas, Nepal.
    nepal-10-11-1995.jpg
  • A child plays outside its home with the backdrop of snow-tipped Himalayan mountain peaks, a location also serving as a trekkers rest house with hot, solar-powered showers, on 10th November 1995, in Ghorepani, Himalayas, Nepal.
    nepal-10-11-1995_1.jpg
  • Indian truck drivers and their trucks, 23rd October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The trucks drive along roads in this area that are often precarious, with vehciles seen clinging to the edge with a sheer cliff drop on the side. The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091023_39.jpg
  • A truck seen in the water after falling down a cliff, 23rd October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The trucks drive along roads in this area that are often precarious, with vehciles seen clinging to the edge with a sheer cliff drop on the side. The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091023_37.jpg
  • Indian truck drivers and their trucks, 22nd October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The trucks drive along roads in this area that are often precarious, with vehciles seen clinging to the edge with a sheer cliff drop on the side. The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091022_32.jpg
  • High in the mountains, within the tree line of this harsh Asian climate, a lone tree stands as testament to the deforestation problem in the Himalayas, wood used for tourist showers. Communities here partly-depend on the agriculture of rice-growing but also on the passing tourist trade. Western trekkers from all over the world walk through these tiny communities on their way up the series of climbing trails of the Annapurna Conservation Sanctuary circuit, a sometimes rigorous walk from the low hills of Pokhara to the higher altitudes of Annapurna, the (26,000 feet (8,000 metre) peak. To be greeted by so much choice is the most rewarding experience and the offer of hot showers is about the best reward for so much exertion.
    annapurna_sanctuary01-12-12-1997_1.jpg
  • Indian truck drivers and their trucks, 22nd October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The trucks drive along roads in this area that are often precarious, with vehciles seen clinging to the edge with a sheer cliff drop on the side. The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091022_35.jpg
  • Indian truck drivers and their trucks, 22nd October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The trucks drive along roads in this area that are often precarious, with vehciles seen clinging to the edge with a sheer cliff drop on the side. The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091022_34.jpg
  • Indian truck drivers and their trucks, 22nd October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The trucks drive along roads in this area that are often precarious, with vehciles seen clinging to the edge with a sheer cliff drop on the side. The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091022_33.jpg
  • Indian truck drivers and their trucks, 22nd October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The trucks drive along roads in this area that are often precarious, with vehciles seen clinging to the edge with a sheer cliff drop on the side. The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091022_31.jpg
  • Indian truck drivers and their trucks, 22nd October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The trucks drive along roads in this area that are often precarious, with vehciles seen clinging to the edge with a sheer cliff drop on the side. The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091022_29.jpg
  • Indian road construction builders at work, 22nd October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The roads in this area are often precarious for drivers, with vehciles seen clinging to the edge with a sheer cliff drop on the side. The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091022_28.jpg
  • Indian truck drivers and their trucks, 22nd October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The trucks drive along roads in this area that are often precarious, with vehciles seen clinging to the edge with a sheer cliff drop on the side. The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091022_24.jpg
  • Indian truck drivers and their trucks, 22nd October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The trucks drive along roads in this area that are often precarious, with vehciles seen clinging to the edge with a sheer cliff drop on the side. The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091022_23.jpg
  • Indian truck drivers and their trucks, 19th October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The trucks drive along roads in this area that are often precarious, with vehciles seen clinging to the edge with a sheer cliff drop on the side. The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091019_07.jpg
  • The colourful front of an Indian Tata truck, 18th October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091018_03.jpg
  • Indian road construction builders at work, 18th October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The roads in this area are often precarious for drivers, with vehciles seen clinging to the edge with a sheer cliff drop on the side. The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091018_01.jpg
  • Indian road construction builders at work, 22nd October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The roads in this area are often precarious for drivers, with vehciles seen clinging to the edge with a sheer cliff drop on the side. The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091022_27.jpg
  • Indian road construction builders at work, 22nd October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The roads in this area are often precarious for drivers, with vehciles seen clinging to the edge with a sheer cliff drop on the side. The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091022_26.jpg
  • Indian truck drivers and their trucks, 22nd October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The trucks drive along roads in this area that are often precarious, with vehciles seen clinging to the edge with a sheer cliff drop on the side. The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091022_25.jpg
  • The Bhimakali temple in Sarahan at night on 18th October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The Temple is Hundu and in Kinnaur, a remote and tribal region of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091018_04.jpg
  • The Indian government build a hydro plant on one of the many fast flowing rivers in the Himalayas.
    10-pragya-5626.jpg
  • A villager lays fresh straw over the roof rafters of a building with the backdrop of Himalayan foothills and snow-tipped mountain peaks, on 10th November 1995, in Ghorepani, Himalayas, Nepal.
    nepal-10-11-1995_2.jpg
  • A young Nepali boy is straining in his last sit-ups during a recruitment test for the Gurkha Regiment, part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training. He has to perform 25 straight-kneed sit-ups at a 45° slant both within 60 seconds to pass. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. The Gurkhas have been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkha_training0416-01_1997_1.jpg
  • A young boy wearing traditional Kinnauri clothing on 20th October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091020_20.jpg
  • An older woman in traditional Kinnauri clothing spinning yarn on 20th October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091020_17.jpg
  • A young Nepali boy is undergoing a recruitment test for the Gurkha Regiment called the Doko race, part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training. He has to carry 30kg of river stones in a traditional Himalayan doko (basket) for 3km up foothills within 37 minutes to pass.  60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. The Gurkhas have been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkha_training0116-01_1997_1.jpg
  • New recruits of the Royal Gurkha Regiment swear allegiance to Her Majesty the Queen’s portrait during their passing-out parade at their camp at Pokhara, Nepal. After being recruited into the regiment after a gruelling series of tests to eliminate the weaker and less able candidates, the lucky 160 fly to the UK for basic training. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those more educated to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. Nepal has been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857
    gurkha_recruitment05-16-01-1997_1.jpg
  • British and Nepali-born army officers assess recruits during an army exercise trial known as the British Fitness Test (BFT) at the British Gurkha Regiment's camp at Pokhara, Nepal. The boys are among those trying for a highly-valued place in the regiment after a gruelling series of tests to eliminate the weaker and less able candidates. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. Nepal has been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkha_recruitment07-16-01-1997_1.jpg
  • Wearing numbered bibs, four Nepali boys warm-up before an army exercise trial known as the British Fitness Test (BFT) at the British Gurkha Regiment's army camp at Pokhara, Nepal. These boys are among those trying for a highly-valued place in the regiment after a gruelling series of tests to eliminate the weaker and less able candidates. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. Nepal has been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkha_recruitment01-16-01-1997_1.jpg
  • Religious markings on a stone, 23rd October 2009, near Kaza, Himachal Pradesh, India. The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091023_38.jpg
  • A man sleeping on his terrace outisde his house wearing traditional Kinnauri clothing on 20th October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091020_19.jpg
  • A pile of rocks to mark the top of a mountain on 20th October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091020_16.jpg
  • A village seen in the Kinnaur valley with mountains towering above, 20th October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091020_12.jpg
  • A river running through the Kinnaur valley, 20th October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091020_10.jpg
  • A river running through the Kinnaur valley, 20th October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091020_08.jpg
  • Road signs in the Kinnair valley, 19th October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India.  The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091019_05.jpg
  • A village elder shows the village flourmill that is powered by water in the village of Subhai, Himalayas, India. Its over 200 years old and is constantly turning.
    10-pragya-4533.jpg
  • A newly-recruited Nepali boy is about to leave his homeland for the UK, where the British army is to make him a fully-trained soldier in the Gurkha Regiment. Daubed with saffron and paint, the sign of good luck on a journey to come, he stands with absolute pride with garlands of fresh flowers draped around his neck by well-wishing relatives before they wave good bye to their son or brother for his two years absence away from home. Some 60,000 young Nepalese boys aged between 17 - 22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000 - 12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the flight to the UK. The Gurkhas training wing in Nepal has been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    RB-0079.jpg
  • For their regular river washing ritual, the red identical t-shirts of young Nepali boys walk in single-file down a valley side near the British Gurkha Regiment's army camp at Pokhara after recently being recruited into the regiment after a gruelling series of tests to eliminate the weaker and less able candidates. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. The Gurkhas have been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkha_training0316-01_1997_1.jpg
  • Red identical t-shirts of young Nepali boys walk in single-file through a dry valley near the British Gurkha Regiment's army camp at Pokhara after recently being recruited into the regiment after a gruelling series of tests to eliminate the weaker and less able candidates. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. The Gurkhas have been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkha_training0216-01_1997_1.jpg
  • Officers and new recruits of the British Royal Gurkha Regiment pose for their official photograph at their army camp at Pokhara, Nepal after recently being recruited into the regiment after a gruelling series of tests to eliminate the weaker and less able candidates, before the 160 lucky candidates travel to the UK for basic training. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. Nepal has been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkha_recruitment02-16-01-1997_1.jpg
  • New recruits of the British Royal Gurkha Regiment learn to parade for their official photograph at their army camp in Pokhara, Nepal after recently being recruited into the regiment after a gruelling series of tests to eliminate the weaker and less able candidates, before the 160 lucky candidates travel to the UK for basic training. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. Nepal has been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkha_recruitment04-16-01-1997_1.jpg
  • A young Nepali boy is undergoing a recruitment test for the Gurkha Regiment called the Doko race, part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training. He has to carry 30kg of river stones in a traditional Himalayan doko (basket) for 3km up foothills within 37 minutes to pass.  60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. Nepal has been supplying youths for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkha_recruitment08-16-01-1997_1.jpg
  • New recruits of the British Royal Gurkha Regiment parade before taking official oaths on the Union Jack flag at their army camp in Pokhara, Nepal after recently being recruited into the regiment after a gruelling series of tests to eliminate the weaker and less able candidates, before the 160 lucky candidates travel to the UK for basic training. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Nepal has been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkha_inspection-16-01-1997_1.jpg
  • An Indian man on top of a mountain showing joy, 20th October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091020_14.jpg
  • An elderley lady in traditional Kinnauri clothing with a baby on her shoulders, 20th October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
    himalaya20091020_11.jpg
  • A woman walks home after collecting water in Subhai village, Uttarakhand, Central Himalayas, India.
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  • In neat diagonal rows, young Nepali boys are crouching on the ground at the British Army's Gurkha base in Pokhara, Nepal where the Britain's Ministry of Defence recruits the best choices to become fully-trained soldiers in the UK's Gurkha Regiment. Some 60,000 young Nepalese boys aged between 17 - 22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000 - 12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the flight to the UK. The Gurkhas training wing in Nepal has been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
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  • Young Nepali boys do a leadership test in Pokhara  camp, hoping to be recruited for the Gurkha Regiment. This is part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training. For example, they will need to perform 25 straight-kneed sit-ups at a 45° slant both within 60 seconds to pass. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. The Gurkhas have been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
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  • An Indian man on top of a mountain places a rock on a trig point on 20th October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
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  • A village seen in the Kinnaur valley with mountains towering above, 20th October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
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  • A river running through the Kinnaur valley, 20th October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India. The region of Spiti and Kinnaur is a remote and tribal area of the Indian Himalayas near the Tibetan border.
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  • A dawn landscape of a mountain hostel at Ghorepani in the Annapurna Sanctuary, a preservation area of Nepal, high in the Himalayan foothills, on 16th January 1997, in Ghorepani, Nepal. Villages like this partly-depend on the agriculture of rice-growing and also on the passing tourist trade. Western trekkers walk through these tiny communities on their way up the series of climbing trails of the Annapurna Conservation Sanctuary circuit, a sometimes rigorous walk from the low hills of Pokhara to the higher altitudes of Annapurna, the 26,000 feet 8,000 metre peak.
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  • Outdoor showers with a magnificent Himalayan view on the Annapurna Sanctuary trekking route in central Nepal. A tourist waits for a cubical to become free beneath the spectacular backdrop of snow-peaked mountains. Communities here partly-depend on the agriculture of rice-growing but also on the passing tourist trade. Western trekkers from all over the world walk through these tiny communities on their way up the series of climbing trails of the Annapurna Conservation Sanctuary circuit, a sometimes rigorous walk from the low hills of Pokhara to the higher altitudes of Annapurna, the (26,000 feet (8,000 metre) peak. To be greeted by so much choice is the most rewarding experience and the offer of hot showers is about the best reward for so much exertion.
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  • A local man carries tourism industry supplies downhill on the Annapurna Sanctuary trekking route in central Nepal. With the heavy load on his back, supported in the traditional Himalayan manner of a head strap that steadies the pack, the man makes his steady way down the foothill using a long pole for extra balance. Communities here partly-depend on the agriculture of rice-growing but also on the passing tourist trade. Western trekkers from all over the world walk through these tiny communities on their way up the series of climbing trails of the Annapurna Conservation Sanctuary circuit, a sometimes rigorous walk from the low hills of Pokhara to the higher altitudes of Annapurna, the (26,000 feet (8,000 metre) peak. To be greeted by so much choice is the most rewarding experience and the offer of hot showers is about the best reward for so much exertion.
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  • Seen from a hillside opposite, with the clear blue backdrop of the snow-covered Himalayan mountain peaks, a Nepalese family crouch on the hilltop to rest during a family walk from their community village near Gorkha, Central Nepal. In the middle of the picture, a young girl twirls and dances across the clearing as her parents and siblings watch, drawfed by the powerfully- dominant range of natural features that form part of the highest altitudes on earth although Gorkha is only 3281 feet (about 1000 meters) above sea level. These peoples' homes cling to the sides of impressive mountains that draw tens of thousands of travellers to this region to trek the paths and conservation sanctuaries of this fast-developing Buddhist and Hindu Kingdom.
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  • Artisans at the Tibetan Handicrafts Centre on 2nd November 2009, Mcleod Ganj, Dharamshala, state of Himachal Pradesh, India. Tibetan craftsmen artisans in exile live and work here, making traditional relgious iconography and handicrafts.
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  • Artisans at the Tibetan Handicrafts Centre on 2nd November 2009, Mcleod Ganj, Dharamshala, state of Himachal Pradesh, India. Tibetan craftsmen artisans in exile live and work here, making traditional relgious iconography and handicrafts.
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  • High in the Himalayan foothills, dawn arrives on a bitterly cold morning at Poon Hill. Trekkers have gathered at this spot to take in the wonder of this spectacular landscape of snow-capped peaks in the distance. A sherpa has written his name in ice on a rail and western travellers continue their journey higher into the Annapurna range to sample the inner-peace to be discovered here in one of the most dramatic locations on the planet. Villages partly-depend on the agriculture of rice-growing and also on the passing tourist trade. Western trekkers walk through tiny communities on their way up the series of climbing trails of the Annapurna Conservation Sanctuary circuit, a rigorous walk from the low hills of Pokhara to the higher altitudes of Annapurna, the (26,000 feet (8,000 metre) peak.
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  • Beneath the snow-capped peak of Machapuchare (or Machhaphuchhare), otherwise known as the Fishtail, plus other peaks in this Himalayan Himal landscape, we see a group of Nepali locals chatting on low seats outside a home in the town of Pokhara, Nepal. The friends have a roughly-constructed dwelling that uses breeze bocks and concrete and we see a future attempt to make a first story extension. Machapuchare is revered by the local population as particularly sacred to the god Shiva and is therefore off limits to climbing. It’s at the end of a long spur ridge, coming south out of the main backbone of the Annapurna Himal, that forms the eastern boundary of the Annapurna Sanctuary and the peak is about 25km north of Pokhara, the main town of the region.
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  • A Tibetan monk who is living in exile on 3rd November 2009 in Mcleod Ganj, Dharamshala, state of Himachal Pradesh, India. Many Tibetans have found exile in the Indian side of the Tibetan border region after Tibet became part of China.
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  • A Tibetan monk who is living in exile on 3rd November 2009 in Mcleod Ganj, Dharamshala, state of Himachal Pradesh, India. Many Tibetans have found exile in the Indian side of the Tibetan border region after Tibet became part of China.
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  • A Tibetan monk who is living in exile on 3rd November 2009 in Mcleod Ganj, Dharamshala, state of Himachal Pradesh, India. Many Tibetans have found exile in the Indian side of the Tibetan border region after Tibet became part of China.
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  • Artisans at the Tibetan Handicrafts Centre on 2nd November 2009, Mcleod Ganj, Dharamshala, state of Himachal Pradesh, India. Tibetan craftsmen artisans in exile live and work here, making traditional relgious iconography and handicrafts.
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  • Artisans at the Tibetan Handicrafts Centre on 2nd November 2009, Mcleod Ganj, Dharamshala, state of Himachal Pradesh, India. Tibetan craftsmen artisans in exile live and work here, making traditional relgious iconography and handicrafts.
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  • Artisans at the Tibetan Handicrafts Centre on 2nd November 2009, Mcleod Ganj, Dharamshala, state of Himachal Pradesh, India. Tibetan craftsmen artisans in exile live and work here, making traditional relgious iconography and handicrafts.
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  • Artisans at the Tibetan Handicrafts Centre on 2nd November 2009, Mcleod Ganj, Dharamshala, state of Himachal Pradesh, India. Tibetan craftsmen artisans in exile live and work here, making traditional relgious iconography and handicrafts.
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  • Women pray together A musical and religious celebration in Manali on 27th October 2009, Himachal Pradesh, India.
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  • High in the Nepali Himalayan foothills, travellers may be greeted by the welcoming relief of a group of mountain inns and hotels offering lodging to weary legs after many hours walking uphill in this gruelling landscape. Communities here partly-depend on the agriculture of rice-growing but also on the passing tourist trade. Western trekkers from all over the world walk through these tiny communities on their way up the series of climbing trails of the Annapurna Conservation Sanctuary circuit, a sometimes rigorous walk from the low hills of Pokhara to the higher altitudes of Annapurna, the (26,000 feet (8,000 metre) peak. To be greeted by so much choice is the most rewarding experience and the offer of hot showers is about the best reward for so much exertion.
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  • High in the Himalayan foothills, dawn arrives on a bitterly cold morning. A traveller has emerged from his rudimentary room on the left of this lodge in Nepal to stand outside staring at the spectacular landscape of snow-capped peaks in the distance. The wind is whipping snow and ice from the peaks of the Annapurna range and trekkers come from all over the world to sample the inner-peace to be discovered here in one of the most dramatic locations on the planet. Villages such as these partly-depend on the agriculture of rice-growing and also on the passing tourist trade. Western trekkers walk through these tiny communities on their way up the series of climbing trails of the Annapurna Conservation Sanctuary circuit, a sometimes rigorous walk from the low hills of Pokhara to the higher altitudes of Annapurna, the (26,000 feet (8,000 metre) peak.
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  • The rare Victoria Cross is worn on the chest of the celebrated Nepali war veteran Bhanu Bhagta Gurung (also written Bhanubhakta), an ex-soldier of the British Gurkha regiment who in the second world war, earned his medals from repeated bravery against Japanese positions in Burma. He sits here on the terrace of his home, above the misty valley of Gorkha, Central Nepal. He is one of the last survivors of the remarkably brave men  who helped defeat the enemy in the jungles of south-east Asia. Gurung is the name of his Nepalese tribe (like the Sherpas who also come from the high Himalayan Kingdom). His company commander described him as "a smiling, hard-swearing and indomitable soldier who in a battalion of brave men was one of the bravest". Born September 1921 - died March 1 2008.
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