Attending the 'LAST' Horseback Wedding in Zanskar!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ส.ค. 2022
- I went to Shade this summer to attend one of the last traditional weddings in Zanskar to use horses for transportation.
I was also an homing of sorts for me. Going back to the village and the people that I love so much.
#Shade #Zanskar #Ladakh
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I don't know why, but i suddenly got reminded of old western movies. A stranger from outside suddenly comes to a village in the middle of nowhere, helps the villagers, takes part in their daily lives for a few days and leaves with a heavy heart. No shooting criminals though...
Lol.. that's a unique perspective. Thanks for putting a smile on my face.
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Ohooo. My village. I was there when you are shooting all this. I feel lucky to get an opportunity to represent the rich culture of our valley to the outer hustle and bustle world, via your video.
There you said you will upload the video after 2 mounth and we are eagerly waiting for this...
Thanks you for shooting...,. 😍🥰...
Being away from home, video made my day....
Zanskar is ❤
Save your rich culture 🙏🙏🙏
which village
How to reach you out ? If you are in jammu would like to meet you
Saravana, you are doing an incredible service to these communities by beautifully cataloguing their rituals, ceremonies and daily lives. This will live through time. You have earned a separate fan base by creating limited but honest content. Kudos to you !
Thank you Aamir
Hi Saravana, Beautiful beautiful video again. We have an immense amount of admiration for the work you do. It requires a truck load of physical strength and even greater mental strength. You have stuck to your style of filmmaking for the longest time without getting affected by all the fast paced, highly retention driven vlogs that are out there. For the longest time we have been learning the art of travel filmmaking by watching the likes of You and Ronne & barty. We feel immensely proud that Indians are pushing the bar for independent travel filmmaking to the next level. More power to you. Love from Bangalore. 🙂🙂
Yes very true..
True, both are the legend of travel vlogs.
being a ladakhi after watching this video i was so emotional, thanks for shooting such a beautiful video sir.
Iam from Delhi.....your videos are such a relief from the hustle and bustle of city life. Sometimes I find it hard to believe that this too is india . God bless mother india... Happy Independence Day
Thank you so much for making the viewers part of this. Life is so beautiful.
It's just beautiful, thank you for covering such a rare event, it was just an amazing experience.
You are welcome Benoy
This man comes up with wholesome content every time and i feel like I'm experiencing them first hand all the time.
Take a bow Saravana Anna, loads of love from someone who wishes to lead a life like yours someday .
Thanks for sharing these exciting images from beautiful Zanskar.
One day I would love to visit the region.
Greetings from the foothills of Mt Fuji
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Hello Saravana,
Your videography, storytelling and the calmness in your voice is so out of this world. Your passion and the love for Ladakh is also commendable. Through you, we have seen and understood the life and parcels of that place and its people. So, Thank You. I also understand that you truely love that place, and growing your channel may not be on your top priority (and rightly so). While we enjoy Ladakh and nearby place through you, we also need you, your story telling and your charming videography covering other (mountaineous) remote regions/corners of India. Say, north eastern belt, remote corners of Uttarakhand and Himachal, and your our state.
I'm sure that there are a whole lot of people out there who would be really interested in seeing other remote places and its people via the unique prospective that your bring in your videos/commentary/documentary. While you may not care so much about the growth of your channel, but I see this as a win for us, your viewers. We get to see and understand the other places as well. Just being greedy here, as there is hardly anyone (amonst 1000s of vloggers) like you when it comes providing quality content.
Thank you nonetheless.
- Mudit (New Delhi)
Yes very true bro...
Truth reflects.. Always spellbound content.
What a marriage! Gentle, slow, magnificent dance moves, humming songs, looks surreal.
It's so soothing, beautiful and hearty!
Your videos will go down in history🙏 I'm sure
This is simply amazing capture bro, loved the raw vibes of Zanskar here. I love such documentaries by you.
I've been over some interesting bridges on my Himalaya trips but that pipe bridge was definitely interesting
There is another new straw bridge at Phukthar monastery. I don't have the courage to cross that one yet.
😂😂 really it's so dangerous
One of my most favourite channels ..Very very underrated
Hi Saravana, another wonderful video. Wish I was there. Thank you for showing us the beautiful people and cultures. Each journey you go on is so enlightening and educational. Thank you 🙏
Beautifully recorded. A treasure of cultural practices. A wedding ceremony to match the best out there👍👏😄
Thank you. I managed to cover just half the wedding. I hope to make a more comprehensive video sometime soon
Every blog is extraordinary, requiring immense dedication, perseverance and physical strength.Enjoyed this one.Thank you.
We saw your car parked under the Jio tower at Cha and heard that you had gone to Shade, to attend a friend's wedding. Since then I have been looking forward to this. Absolutely love it. Thank you for capturing the event so beautifully. 🙏🏽
Wishing you all the joys in life.
I just found your channel today. New subscriber here. Looks like you have many outstanding videos that I am really looking forward to viewing.
Greetings from California, USA.
Thank you for showing such beautiful customs from such little known places of India. It makes me wonder how diverse our country is and how little we know of it. Thank you for your hard work. Happy independence day in advance!
Such a beautiful and wonderful vlogs and I think this is a valuable and should be preserved for future generations as a documentary regarding Ladakhi wedding ceremony without any modern influences.
Thank you so much for soul soothing content. You are special. Take your time and enjoy the way you do. make us part of these joyful life journeys
It is real treasure to watch and these video will be the archive of the lost culture in near of far future. Though I really hope rather pray that ladakhis hold on to their rich culture for longer, hope they don't get carried away by the modern western influences. Thanks for documenting.
This made me a bit more home sick now.
Kudos to you for documenting and bringing foreground the Ladakhi cultural nuances which are still practicing in its raw form in remote village, that is unaffected by the influence of modernity, the result of which one can see in other parts or relatively more developed parts of Ladakh loosing its cultural essence gradually to modernity. Being myself a Ladakhi it struck me into an awe.
The gesture of gifting a drum was so sweet, you made the whole village happy, this also made me realize how limited was our needs back in time and yet we were cheerful under those hardship conditions.
you are doing wonder in very simple manner and it stimulate me also to do better and continue in motion😁.
regards
All i can say after found ur channel on TH-cam is…Thank you to you for showing a new way to live life🙏🏻…lots of love man❤️🙏🏻
Thanks for sharing this wonderful culture! Your video is so amazing! Love from the Philippines!
Great passion brother! Amazing videography and editing! Next to David Attenborough, I started liking your monologue and commentary. Take care of your health and stay safe, keep inspiring us
Bro,no words to express my humble respect and appreciation of your work. Keep it up , stay happy in motion and keep us happy too.🙏🙏🙏
Thank you for this beautiful video on Zansker. 🙏🙏Hope your journey to Zansker was enjoyable and memorable. 🍁☘️🌱
I saw Zanskar in 2017( Not this deeply in its culture ) but its still my favourite part of our Country India that I have the good fortune to see with my own eyes.
thank you for covering a beautiful valley. Ladhaki are always beautiful and rich in tradition. I hope to visit the valley next summer.
Really my mind get peace when I watch India in motion 😍.....So charming Views nice peoples and nice documentary you create....Lots of love india in motion to be in my favorite list of documentaries 😊.....Best of Luck for your future so you can make more beautiful documentaries for all your loving viewers..☺
Loved your video! You are a visual anthropologist documenting ancient lifestyles that are adapting to their rapidly changing environments due to infrastructure development and digital outreach. Looking forward to your next episode.
You are leaving ever lasting effect on people’s mind through your videos and beautiful narration. Thank you 🙏
Thank you so much Aneesh
U r doing great job.... must be so difficult to go departed place like this.... very tough road n climate still you managed to go there with all the hardship...hats off to you bringing beautiful lives there too.... very near to my country Tibet....i think back of that mountain.... Miss my mom in Tibet..... you reminded me..my homeland
Every vdo of urs are amazing, and the commentary and explanation are just wow... U are contributing ur part in preserving the culture of the place...
It was very nice to met you on the way to phuktal and we had a little chat on the way . It's always very nice to watch your video as usual thanks. 🙏
I luv watching their weddings n the horses. The day i discoverd this channel was so auspicious. Kiaora from aotearoa nz bro yr content is the best on utube. X
Really beautiful and you always capture the beauty of ladakh in your camera fantastically 👍far far better than what we see of Discovery & national Geographic channel & congrats your subscribers are growing.. my family has been watching you before the covid lockdown of 2020 & know how bad you felt during lockdown...Good to see now you have so many subscribers & great going❤
Great Saravana Ji. Loved each and every content in this Video. You have captured and edited this content in such a wonderful way that I felt so engrossed. Eagerly waiting for your video of Ralakung Nagma. Lots of Love Saravana Ji.
Same here.. And reading each comments also. All subscribers have lot of love for him...
Most amazing videos !! My favourite ... they open a whole unseen world .
Another beautiful vlog.. thank you for showing us such traditional wedding.. your hard work reflects
Yet another masterpiece Saravana. Thank you. Slow life can’t get any better than this. Stay safe.
Thank you Mr.Nagaraj. I'm not really happy with this video. I missed the best parts of the wedding, especially the long journey on horseback to Shade. It was a rare opportunity and I'm not sure if I'll get another one anytime soon.
Thanks for bringing out amazing videos one after the another,wow
As usual , wonderful having the glimpse of their daily life.Lovely presentation.
Dear SIR i watched almost all your videos and i loved it all. I also liked the way you tell the stories about people of ladakh. And I also realized that you are a pure sole when you cried in shaday before leaving. My best wishes are always with you. Please make more videos on ladakh and spiti. Jooley 🙏
Bro ..your videos are make me feel good ..when I was feel low in life..since 2018..
By your videos i had add one more destination in life...spend life in heights of India...thank you
Now I will call this a one piece of vlog which is hard to find these days. People are blogging by shooting their own faces and their presence all time with very few view of outside their faces. We can't even enjoy vlog because of their faces whole time in video. Your vlog is something that I don't want to get finish that fast. It is very interesting and very nicely blogged by capturing all different things, different people and views also without your presence of face there but presence of value in it. Very nice👌🙏
To be honest It looks much more elegant than the modern wedding ceremony which involves queuing up a bunch of vehicles...
Wow..😍 beautiful as always.. Thank you 🙏🏻 you are the man of the word.. i remembered previous episodes.. when I asked why people are playing jerican and not their cultural musical instruments..and you wrote about gifting drums.. and here it's done n it served it's purpose well..
Yeah. I'm very happy to give them something that will bring a lot of joy and be useful for a long time.
This is something new which we have'nt seen...thank you for capturing the ritual🙏
Thank you so much for new video.
You deserve a million subscribers atleast. How can this not happen is something beyond me. But believe me, people who watch you live a lifetime of peace through your videos
I like the way you capture this and even describe it
Beautiful❤ simple living is the key of happyness. Always worth to waiting your videos...
Very excellent coverage Sir. Great job.
There was one instance where paper cash did play an explicit role, as modernization encroachment, but still on the periphery of this authentic traditional rite of passage.
தங்களுடைய அனைத்து வீடியோகளும் மிகவும் அருமை. இப்படி பட்ட வீடியோகளால் எங்களை வேறு ஒரு உலகத்திற்கு எடுத்து செல்கிறீர்கள்.. அங்குள்ள மக்கள் வாழ்க்கை எவ்வளவு எளிமையாக உள்ளது. அருமை 👍👍👍👌👌👌
Lovely Beautiful video the wedding and the Himalaya can keep watching all your videos for a lifetime 😀 ❤️
Your efforts allow us to view the beauty and daily life of Zanskar valley.
I always check out you channel for new videos really like them all you are amazing✌️
Always love your work ❤ , from chennai!!!
Wah❤❤❤❤❤
This is more than a documentary 👌
This is the best blogging 👏👏
Very artistically and aesthetically documented. Incredible!
Thank you
Simply beautiful! ❤️
No words, always pleasure to watch your videos thanks sir❤️
It's always good to watch your videos,
Thanks! 🙂 this is my first time.. doing a small contribution via youtube to one of my favourite Utuber.
Always peaceful to watch your video ☺️
AMAZING PLACE, AMAZING SHOTS. BRAVO!!! MAKE A COFFEETABLE BOOK OF ZANSKAR.
Your content is always top notch ✳️
It's such an enchanting video,Saravana truly feel blessed by Almighty to have viewed your videos ...keep doing great work ,wish more power to u 👍🙏
Thanks a lot Mahesh
This is shows from top to bottom of India is process of culture is same. Marriage process is same in our side(Karnataka)also but the difference is language and dress code. During marriage we don't go to directly marriage event but we go to temple or some far from event, after they come with classic music to take us to marriage place. Every thing is same process.
Such an amazing coverage of life in the punishing landscapes of ladakh.
Thanks brother 🙏
Such a beautiful video ❤️
The most most most beautiful channel on TH-cam..love it
Thank you so much 😀
Absolute Delight :) i know they need road connection But there is a Little part of me which does not Want the Beautiful paradise to Alter at all :) 💕 becos it Will Change forever!
Beautiful!!
Love❤ from the mountains of Gilgit-baltistan Pakistan 🇵🇰. Brother your videos are really amazing and wonderful.
Very different and beautiful content brother- every beautiful culture of this beautiful country need to be saved
Beautiful..thank you..
Another masterpiece 👌
Have to wait a long time for each video, amazing journey, keep moving bro.
you are doing a great job 👍 i am totally inspired
Again Mesmerizing 💕
Superb
Such a simple life ...i just love it.
bringing out the essence of Indian culture, as always.
Your videos is a very nice combination of documentary plus entertainment artistic god bless you your family n channel
This is beautiful.. I pray for ur well being.. keep on this good work brother
Very emotional video
I desperately wanted to see brides face. Any way what a wonderful Culture and landscape.
Every vlog is very nice and this culture is very amazing Great video Sir
Most underrated... gem 💎content.. I mean it. ❤from Delhi
Beautiful 🏵️
Would love to see some of your video showing the route from Hanle to Tso morriri via Ryul lake and I hope there is a another lake might be Chilling...
I went on that road all the way back in 2015. Haven't been back there since. I remember the name of the lake as Kyun Tso, not sure about the Ryul Lake. Haven't heard of it.
Heart touching event
Superb vlog ❤️❤️❤️❤️