Laigu Village and Glaciers

A 2026 remote-sensing study compared two lakes near Laigu village over one year, showing how seasonal freezing can change the boundaries that satellite radar detects. A 2022 blessing photograph offers a separate, dated human scene at the glacier.

Monks gather at the blue glacier near Laigu for a blessing ceremony, photographed in February 2022. — A blessing ceremony at the glacier near Laigu, photographed on 4 February 2022. The image records that event and date; it is not a current glacier-condition survey.

Laigu Village and Glaciers

Monks gather at the blue glacier near Laigu for a blessing ceremony, photographed in February 2022.

Laigu’s Glacier Lakes, Seen Through a Year of Freeze and Thaw

A 2026 remote-sensing study compared two lakes near Laigu village over one year, showing how seasonal freezing can change the boundaries that satellite radar detects. A 2022 blessing photograph offers a separate, dated human scene at the glacier.

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A blessing ceremony at the glacier near Laigu, photographed on 4 February 2022. The image records that event and date; it is not a current glacier-condition survey.paralym · CC BY-SA 4.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗