Indian Explorers of the 19th Century: Account of Explorations in the Himalayas, Tibet, Mongolia, and Central Asia

animals arrived ascent barley Bhutan Brahmaputra Brahmaputra river bridge called camp caravan Chang-tang Chhumbel Chinese churtan cloth crossed cultivation Dabas Darjeeling district Dokpa Dzong east explorer feet flows Gar-tok Gartok Giachug goats gold Gompa grass Gyalbo Gyantse halting place hamlet Hari Ram herds hill horses houses India inhabitants Jongpon journey Kailas Kathmandu Kerun Shahr Khampas Khotan kind Kinthup Kishen Singh Kuen Lun Kumaon Ladakh lake Lama left bank Lhasa Manasarowar monastery Mongolian mountains Nag Chu Nain Singh Nepal night nomads northern Nyang river paces party pass peaks plain Pundit Nain Singh Raja range reached residence right bank road robbers route Rudok rupees salt sea-level sheep Shigatse Sikkim snow snowy stream Ta-chien-lu ta-sam Tawang temple Tengri tents Thok Daurakpa Tibet Tibetan Ting-ri Tra-don traders travellers trees Tsang-po river Tse-tang valley village wild woollen yaks Yarkand Zayul