A photograph of a green Himalayan valley taken from a hillside road. A pale, braided river curves through the lower centre, flanked by steep forested slopes. Terraced rice fields step up the hillside on the right, dotted with small stone and tin-roofed village houses and a dirt road winding between them. Haze and low cloud hang over distant ridges at the top. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a green Himalayan valley taken from a hillside road. A pale, braided river curves through the lower centre, flanked by steep forested slopes. Terraced rice fields step up the hillside on the right, dotted with small stone and tin-roofed village houses and a dirt road winding between them. Haze and low cloud hang over distant ridges at the top. No people are visible.

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Aerial view of a green hillside valley with terraced farmland stepping down steep slopes. A pale grey river runs through the valley floor at left, with a small cluster of stone houses and a winding dirt road curving across the terraces. Dense forest covers the upper ridges, and a rocky outcrop sits in the foreground. No people are visible.

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