In this photograph taken on July 9, 2018, Indian Buddhists monks prostrate during a morning “puja” at the prayer hall of Tnagyud Gompa monastery in Komik in Spiti Valley in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh. Some 18,000 feet (5,500 metres) above sea level in the Indian Himalayas sits the Tnagyud Gompa Buddhist Monastery, where snow leaves the monks in complete isolation for seven months a year. Right now the monks and people in the nearby village of Komik, said to be Asia' s highest, are feverishly preparing for winter, stocking up on food and drying vegetables and fuel – and praying. (Photo by Xavier Galiana/AFP Photo)





In this photograph taken on July 7, 2018, Indian Buddhist monks Thumoten Lodoe (L), 37, and Nawang Lodoe, 49, play the “gyaling” during a “puja” at the prayer hall of Tnagyud Gompa monastery in Komik in Spiti Valley in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh. (Photo by Xavier Galiana/AFP Photo)





In this photograph taken on July 9, 2018, Indian Buddhist monks eat breakfast at the dining area after the morning “puja” at Tnagyud Gompa monastery in Komik in Spiti Valley in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh. (Photo by Xavier Galiana/AFP Photo)





In this photograph taken on July 9, 2018, Indian Buddhist monks leave on procession during a morning 'puja' at Tnagyud Gompa monastery in Komik in Spiti Valley in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh. (Photo by Xavier Galiana/AFP Photo)





In this photograph taken on July 7, 2018, Indian Buddhist monk Nawang Tashi (R), 53, drinks tea in the kitchen of Tnagyud Gompa monastery in Komik in Spiti Valley in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh. (Photo by Xavier Galiana/AFP Photo)





In this photograph taken on July 8, 2018, Indian Buddhist monk Nawang Jinpa, 30, arranges ritual utensils during an afternoon “puja” at Tnagyud Gompa monastery in Komik in Spiti Valley in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh. (Photo by Xavier Galiana/AFP Photo)





In this photograph taken on July 7, 2018, Indian Buddhist monks walk down from a hill overlooking Tnagyud Gompa monastery in Komik in Spiti Valley in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh. (Photo by Xavier Galiana/AFP Photo)





In this photograph taken on July 7, 2018, an Indian Buddhist monk plays with the wind amongst prayer flags on a hill overlooking Tnagyud Gompa monastery in Komik in Spiti Valley in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh. (Photo by Xavier Galiana/AFP Photo)





In this photograph taken on July 7, 2018, Indian Buddhist monks Nawang Tsultrim (L), 54, Lobzan Nyenda (C), 68, and Tashi Jamphel,71, sit in the afternoon sun while praying at Tnagyud Gompa monastery in Komik in Spiti Valley in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh. Many monks and followers came to the region after Tibet fell under Chinese rule almost 50 years ago. (Photo by Xavier Galiana/AFP Photo)





In this photograph taken on July 8, 2018, Indian Buddhist monk Thupten Tsering ,43, checks himself on a phone during an afternoon “puja” at Tnagyud Gompa monastery in Komik in Spiti Valley in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh. (Photo by Xavier Galiana/AFP Photo)





In this photograph taken on July 9, 2018, an Indian Buddhist monk shaves the head of another outside Tnagyud Gompa monastery in Komik in Spiti Valley in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh. (Photo by Xavier Galiana/AFP Photo)





In this photograph taken on July 8, 2018, a stupa is seen at night near Tnagyud Gompa monastery in Komik in Spiti Valley in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh. (Photo by Xavier Galiana/AFP Photo)