2. This is a cold desert of Leh in
ladakh An area which is
high,dry and flat is called a
cold desert. Here the rain fall is
very little.Here there are high
snowcapped mountains and a
cold, flat ground. In leh very
beautiful white houses.
13. Soft Pashmina wool is obtained from a special
type of goat found on the mountains in high
altitudes of 5000 metres. A coat of warm hair
grows on the goat’s body which protects it from
extreme cold.The goat shed some of there
hair(fur) in summer. This hair is so fine that six of
these would be has thick as one hair of yours!
The fine hair cannot be woven on machines and
so weavers of Kashmir make these shawals by
hand. This is a long and difficult process. After
almost 250 hours of weaving, one plain pashmina
shawla is made.imagine how long it would take
to make a shawl with embroidery.
18. STONE HOUSE IN MOUNTAINS
The houses in higher altitudes are made of stones
which were kept one over the other. The walls were
coated with a thick layer of mud and lime. The houses
look like shed from inside with a lot of hay stored
there.
