20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Chortens and Himalayas stand together at the top of the Docula La Pass.

The 108 memorials in this picture is to honor those who died in a 2003 battle with India. You have both the monuments and the mountains on the very top of one the highest passes in Bhutan.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Thimphu, Bhutan
Camera: ILCE-7
Copyright: © David Hutchison