BBC - MYTHS AND HEROES: SHANGRI LA: Badrinath Temple, Uttarakhand, India

This was almost as far as we got in our attempt to follow Andrade's footsteps across the Himalaya from India to Tibet. Up valley from here lies the village af Mana and the Mana Pass, across which Andrade travelled. Today this route is off-limits... 

Nikon F5, 17-35mm, Fuji Velvia 100