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Chandra river, Spiti

Chandra river, Spiti

The water in this river (also called Cheneb river) comes from the glaciers which are slowly releasing less and less water as the winter approaches.

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The water in this river (also called Cheneb river) comes from the glaciers which are slowly releasing less and less water as the winter approaches.

Soon this landscape will be all white and very desolate as the road will be closed until summer once again wins over winter.
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NIKON D4S

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Aperture 16/1 ISO 50 Shutter 20/1 Focal Length 600/10

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Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, IN

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Oct, 2022

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