Two major festivals of Ladakh are Losar, the Tibetan New Year and the Hemis Festival, celebrated at Hemis Monastery. These festivals include masked dances, music, prayers and colourful costumes, showcasing Ladakh’s unique Buddhist culture and spiritual traditions. Class 7 Social Science ...
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Pangong Tso is a high-altitude lake in Ladakh with salty water due to minerals dissolved from surrounding rocks. It doesn’t drain into any ocean or sea, so minerals accumulate over time, making the water salty unlike most freshwater Himalayan lakes. Class ...
The altitude of the Himalayan Range varies, with peaks often rising above 8,000 metres. The highest parts lie in the Himadri, while the outer ranges are lower. The legend on maps helps estimate specific altitudes at various points across the ...
Different colours on a physical map represent varying altitudes and landforms. For example, green shows low-lying plains, yellow indicates plateaus and brown shows mountains. These colours help identify the height and type of terrain across different regions of India. Class 7 ...
Physical features like the Himalayas in the north, the Arabian Sea in the west, the Bay of Bengal in the east and the Indian Ocean in the south act as natural borders. These isolate India from the rest of Asia ...