Manali

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

Two sisters pet a stray dog in Manali, India

Goats cause a traffic jam in Jagatsukh near Manali, India

Men blow large brass horns during the celebration of Dussehra in Kullu, 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.

A group of ladies takes a lunch break while working on a steep river canyon in Manali, India

Beautiful rock in a small waterfall in a remote valley, on the way to 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.

Men carry idols of Lord Raghunath during the Dussehra festival in Kullu, 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.

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

Shadow on a table in a vegetarian restaurant reading "Vegetarian Delicious," Kullu, India

Portrait of a mother and baby in Kullu, India

Mountains of the Pir Panjal Range from Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Children ride bikes in a park 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.

Native forest on Rohtang Pass near Kothi, Manali, India

Clear autumn day on the way up Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Goat herd near Palchan, Manali, India

ATV drivers drink whiskey to pass the time during a blizzard on Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Two men (workers, not his parents) push a boy in a sled at Snow Point on Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

White horse grazing near Kothi, Manali, India

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

Horses drink from a creek at Rohtang Pass (13,054 ft., 3,979 m), Manali, India

Small flower in snow on Rohtang Pass (13,054 ft., 3,979 m), Manali, India

Unidentified lizard along a creek in Solang Valley, Manali, India

Beautiful rock in a small waterfall in a remote valley, on the way to Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

The beautiful Himalayas near Palchan on the way to Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Lovely rocky alpine meadows on the way to Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

A family illegally cuts down trees for fuel wood on a slope above Vashisht, Manali, India

Wild marijuana plant growing in the Himalayas near Manali, India

Setting sun on a meadow on Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Detail of a forest stream in Vashisht, Manali, India

Portrait of a street dog in Manali, India

Fresh snow on Himalayan peaks near Solang Valley, Manali, India

Brother and sister working at a clothing stall at a market in Kullu, India

Indian tourists paragliding in the Solang Valley, Manali, India

Girl scouts wear facemasks to protect themselves from air pollution in Kullu, India

Rugged landscape of the Himalayas on the way to Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Corn for sale at a market in Manali, India

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

Snow covered beer bottle in a creek on Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Lichen on rocks at Rohtang Pass (13,054 ft., 3,979 m), Manali, India

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

Horses drink from a creek at Rohtang Pass (13,054 ft., 3,979 m), Manali, India

Switchbacks on the road up Rohtang Pass on a foggy morning at sunrise, Manali, India

A goat grazes in forest near Kothi, Manali, India

Unidentified skink (possibly Sphenomorphus indicus) along a creek in Solang Valley, Manali, India

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

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

ATV drivers drink whiskey to pass the time during a blizzard on Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Icy road near the summit of Rohtang Pass, 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.

Putting the best face on the tourism development council, Manali, India

Dusk over the Himalayas, Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

A boy sells clothes at a market in Kullu, India

, Kullu, India

Stupa at the summit of Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Indian tourists paragliding in the Solang Valley, Manali, India

The lovely Himachali architecture of Vashisht, Manali, India

A family illegally cuts down trees for fuel wood on a slope above Vashisht, Manali, India

Devotees eat a communal meal at Raghunath Temple during the Dussehra festival in Kullu India

Macro view of a tiny lichen fruiting body at Rohtang Pass (13,054 ft., 3,979 m), Manali, India

Detail of a forest stream in Vashisht, Manali, India

Macro view of a tiny plant at Rohtang Pass (13,054 ft., 3,979 m), Manali, India

Street dogs on a stone wall, Manali, India

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

Buddhist prayer flags at Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

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

Paraglider on Rohtang Pass , Manali, India

White horse grazing near Kothi, Manali, India

A woman prays during the Dussehra festival in Kullu, India

Rain clouds over the Himalayas in Autumn near Manali, India

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

Rain clouds over the Himalayas in Autumn near Manali, India

Happy mother and her baby in Kullu, India

Dusk over the Beas River Valley near Palchan, Manali, India

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

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

The gorgeous Solang Valley, Manali, India

Paragliding near Marhi on the way to Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Beautiful creek in native forest, a tributary to the Beas River near Jagatsukh, Manali, India

Mother and son in Kullu, India