Culture of Ladakh

The languages, religions, dance, music, architecture, food, and customs of the Ladakh region are similar to neighboring Tibet.

Ladakh shares a border with Tibet to the east, the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh and the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir to the south, and Gilgit-Baltistan to the west.

[3] Ladakh incorporates parts of the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges and the upper Indus River valley.

[4] Its topography is barren and population sparse inhabited along the river banks of different valleys namely Indus, Nubra, Changthang, and Zanskar.

[5] Ladakh's languages, religions, dance, music, architecture, food, and customs are similar to neighboring Tibet.

[13] The popular dances in Ladakh include the Khatok Chenmo which is headed by a respectable family member, Shondol,[14] Some other dance forms include Kompa Tsum-tsak Jabro Chaams: Chabs-Skyan Tses Raldi Tses and Alley Yaato.

Some forms of dance narrate the story of the fight between good and evil, ending with the eventual victory of the former.

A lot of their time is also spent in making stone jewellery, woolen clothes, and mural paintings on the walls of the monasteries.