Chainsawing blocks of ice from a frozen river, so far the Kangsing collective have created what they call a "mini-colosseum", a cafeteria and a sauna near the appropriately named village of Chilling in the northern region of Ladakh
A man accompanied by a child visits the "mini-colosseum" cafeteria in Chilling village in India's northern region of Ladakh. (Credits: Mohd Arhaan ARCHER / AFP)
So far the Kangsing collective have created what they call a "mini-colosseum", a cafeteria and a sauna near the appropriately named village of Chilling in the northern region of Ladakh.
The installation at 11,000 feet (3,350 metres) serves as the take-off point for the popular seven-day Chadar Trek along the surface of the frozen Zanskar river through breathtaking "frozen desert" scenery that has been shut for two years due to the pandemic.
"We're thinking we might have a festival big enough, grand enough like Harbin International Festival, something where we can ask artists from all over the world to come and participate," group member Tashi, who uses only one name, told AFP.
For now the mini-colosseum stands just a little higher than the average person.
But one day its creators hope to emulate the famous ice hotel in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden.