Kalpa, Himachal Pradesh

Kalpa is a small village located above the Kinnauri River Valley and above the district capital of Reckong Peo, in Himachal Pradesh, Northern India, in the Indian Himalaya. Inhabited by the Kinnauri people, apple orchards, irrigated by snow melt, are the main crop. The local inhabitants follow a syncretism of Hinduism and Buddhism, and many temples in Kalpa are dedicated to both Hindu and (...)