Yulla Kanda Photos

Yulla Kanda at dawn — prayer flags, snow-covered peaks and a perfectly still lake

A perfect mirror — the temple and Himalayan peaks reflected in the still lake

Autumn colours at Yulla Kanda — the lake, temple, and dramatic Kinnaur peaks

Devotees performing puja at the temple — a living place of worship

A moment of prayer — the temple and lake framed by the Kinner Kailash range

Prayer flags above the lake — the temple sits at 12,778 ft

The sacred Yulla Kanda lake with the Krishna temple and prayer flags

The ancient Krishna temple on the sacred lake at 12,778 ft

The sacred lake — stone embankments and a glacial stream feeding it

Looking down from the ridge — temple below, Kinner Kailash above

A viewpoint en route — prayer flags and a sweeping valley

Through the forest — prayer flags and a stone-walled path

The forest trail — stone steps through deodar and rhododendron

A high-altitude meadow near the temple — sheep grazing by a stream

Alpine wildflowers bloom in May–June on the trail

Trekkers at the summit with prayer flags and snow-covered peaks all around