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Women walking towards the Leh Palace, Ladakh. |
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In the area of Leh, women of both Buddhist and Muslim communities, enjoy a greater freedom than other parts of the region. They not only work in the house and on the field, but also do business and interact freely with men. In Kargil and its adjoining regions on the other hand, it is only in the last few
years that women are merging from semi-seclusion and taking jobs other than traditional ones like farming and house-keeping. Leh was the capital of the Himalayan kingdom of Ladakh, now the Leh District in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The town is still dominated by the now ruined Royal Palace, which resembles a mini-Potala Palace. Principal roads include the 434km Srinagar-Leh highway which connects Leh with Srinagar and the 473 km Leh-Manali Highway which connects Manali with Leh. Both roads are open only on a seasonal basis. |
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