Brett Cole Photography | Manali Photo Gallery

Mushrooms in a meadow on Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Staging area for paragliding and other recreation activities at 11,000 feet near Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Bucolic farm along the Beas River at Autumn harvest time, Manali, India

Abandoned building on Rohtang Pass (13,054 ft., 3,979 m), Manali, India

Idyllic trail through forest near Vashisht, Manali, India

Indian tourists ride horses in rented snowsuits at Snow Point on Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Buddhist prayer flags at Marhi on the way to Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Tourists ride ATVs near a convoy of Indian Army trucks at Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Waterfall on a creek at Rohtang Pass (13,054 ft., 3,979 m), Manali, India, Manali, India

Tourist buses ply the sketchy, icy road at the summit of Rohtang Pass, Manali, India. The summits in the background are about 18,00 feet.

Beautiful Jogni creek at the base on Jogni Falls, Manali, India

Horses in the Himalayas on the way to Rohtang Pass, Manali, India. The horses are used to give rides to Indian tourists. Low paid workers, often foreign immigrants, lead them up and down the mountain every morning and night from areas where they eat and sleep up to the summit where the tourists are.

Silver metal tiffin boxes (lunch boxes) at a market, Kullu, India

Royal Enfield motorcycle atop Rohtang Pass (13,054 ft., 3,979 m), Manali, India

A mother applies mascara to her daughter as they pray during the Dussehra festival in Kullu, India

Horses in the Himalayas on the way to Rohtang Pass, Manali, India. The horses are used to give rides to Indian tourists. Low paid workers, often foreign immigrants, lead them up and down the mountain every morning and night from areas where they eat and sleep up to the summit where the tourists are.

Indian tourists in rented snowsuits take photos at the small lake at Snow Point atop Rohtang Pass (13,054 ft., 3,979 m) in the Pir Panjal range, Manali, India

Tourist vans descend Rohtang Pass near Kothi, Manali, India

A horseman leads horses down a slope at Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Native forest on Rohtang Pass near Kothi, Manali, India

Ladies watch the Dussehra festival in Kullu, India

Stupa at the summit of Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Paraglider over old-growth forest in the Solang Valley , Manali, India

A woman sells handmade knit socks along a trail near Vashisht, Manali, India

Immigrant construction workers hike down a slope in the Himalayas to a site where they will sleep before the next days work, at 12,000 feet near the summit of Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

A crowd carry idols of Lord Raghunath over a bridge during the Dussehra festival in Kullu, India

A coulple relax while a horseman leads horses down a slope at Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Indian tourists play at Snow Point on the summit of Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

The gorgeous Himalayas on the way to Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Pine tree in native forest along a tributary to the Beas River near Jagatsukh, Manali, India

Indian tourists hike and take photos atop Rohtang Pass (13,054 ft., 3,979 m), Manali, India

Golden idol of Lord Raghunath during the Dussehra festival in Kullu, India

Girls ride a carnival ride while wearing facemasks to protect from air pollution, Kullu, India

The way to Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Bucolic farm along the Beas River at Autumn harvest time, Manali, India

Imposing snowy 18,000 foot peaks in the Par Panjal Range, from Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

A man carries an idol during the Dussehra festival in Kullu India

Unidentified 18,000 foot summits in the Par Panjal Range, from Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Apples for sale at a wholesale market near Manali, India

Men carry an idol of Lord Raghunath during the Dussehra festival in Kullu, India

The gorgeous Solang Valley, Manali, India

Native forest in the Himalayas near Rahala waterfalls, Manali, India

Fresh snow on 18,000 foot peaks in the Par Panjal Range, from the summit of Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Gourds on a rooftop during fall harvest time, Manali, India

Cedar fronds are burned during prayers during the Dussehra festival in Kullu, India

Men blow large metal horns during the celebration of Dussehra in Kullu, India

Dusk over the Himalayas, Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Traditional elderly Himachali women in Kullu, India

Hundreds of white tourist vans travel up and down Rohtang Pass in the Himalayas, Manali, India

Beautiful Jogni creek at the base on Jogni Falls, Manali, India

Bucolic farm along the Beas River at Autumn harvest time, Manali, India

Girl in Kullu, India watching festivities during Dussehra

Horses in the Himalayas on the way to Rohtang Pass, Manali, India. The horses are used to give rides to Indian tourists. Low paid workers, often foreign immigrants, lead them up and down the mountain every morning and night from areas where they eat and sleep up to the summit where the tourists are.

Horse in the Himalayas on the way to Rohtang Pass, Manali, India. The horses are used to give rides to Indian tourists. Low paid workers, often foreign immigrants, lead them up and down the mountain every morning and night from areas where they eat and sleep up to the summit where the tourists are.

The gorgeous Solang Valley, Manali, India

Goats cause a traffic jam in Jagatsukh near Manali, India

Buddhist stupa on Rohtang Pass (13,054 ft., 3,979 m), Manali, India

Staging area for paragliding and other recreation activities at 11,000 feet near Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Golden idol of Lord Raghunath during the Dussehra festival in Kullu, India

Horses in the Himalayas on the way to Rohtang Pass, Manali, India. The horses are used to give rides to Indian tourists. Low paid workers, often foreign immigrants, lead them up and down the mountain every morning and night from areas where they eat and sleep up to the summit where the tourists are.

Beautiful stray dog puppy living in the forest near Hidimba Temple, Manali, India

Beautiful Jogni creek at the base on Jogni Falls, Manali, India

Imposing snowy 18,000 foot peaks in the Par Panjal Range, from Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

A man wearing an "Atari" (video game company) t-shirt illegally cuts down trees for fuel wood on a slope above Vashisht, Manali, India

Small waterfall in an apline brook near Kothi, on the way to Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Spiritual India vs. Cheap, vain, bigoted India - Black statue of Shesha, a cosmic Hindu deity who is one of the primal beings of creation, in front an advertisement for skin whitening cream, Kullu, India. Skin color is a source of enormous prejudice and mistreatment in India.

Imposing snowy 18,000 foot peaks in the Par Panjal Range, from Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

A man in a star spangled headwrap prays at a Hindu temple during the celebration of Dussehra in Kullu, India

Horses in the Himalayas on the way to Rohtang Pass, Manali, India. The horses are used to give rides to Indian tourists. Low paid workers, often foreign immigrants, lead them up and down the mountain every morning and night from areas where they eat and sleep up to the summit where the tourists are.

Horse in the Himalayas on the way to Rohtang Pass, Manali, India. The horses are used to give rides to Indian tourists. Low paid workers, often foreign immigrants, lead them up and down the mountain every morning and night from areas where they eat and sleep up to the summit where the tourists are.

Nepalese immigrant women work at a construction site in Manali, India

Horses in the Himalayas on the way to Rohtang Pass, Manali, India. The horses are used to give rides to Indian tourists. Low paid workers, often foreign immigrants, lead them up and down the mountain every morning and night from areas where they eat and sleep up to the summit where the tourists are.

Indian tourists ride horses at Snow Point on the summit of Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Beautiful stray dog puppy living in the forest near Hidimba Temple, Manali, India

Indian tourists ride in a sled at Snow Point on the summit of Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

White horse grazing near Kothi, Manali, India

Men carry idols of Lord Raghunath in the courtyard of the royal family's residence during the Dussehra festival in Kullu, India

Sunset on scree slopes covered in heather-like plants in autumn, near treeline on Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

The highest restaurant I've ever seen at the summit of Rohtang Pass (13,054 ft., 3,979 m), Manali, India

Small apline brook coated in fresh snow at the summit of Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Indian tourists play in the snow at Snow Point on Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Unidentified 18,000 foot summit in the Par Panjal Range, from Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Mother and daughter in Kullu, India

Small apline brook coated in fresh snow at the summit of Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

The gorgeous Himalayas on the way to Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Thistle along the Beas River, Manali, India

Ladies watch the Dussehra festival from a window in Kullu, India

Silver idol of Lord Raghunath on parade during the Dussehra festival in Kullu, India

Nepalese immigrant women work at a construction site in Manali, India

Fresh snow on 18,000 foot peaks in the Par Panjal Range, from the summit of Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Indian tourists ride horses in rented fur coats at Snow Point on Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Horse in the Himalayas on the way to Rohtang Pass, Manali, India. The horses are used to give rides to Indian tourists. Low paid workers, often foreign immigrants, lead them up and down the mountain every morning and night from areas where they eat and sleep up to the summit where the tourists are.