Chitkul

Why this icon The last village of the Baspa valley, on the old Hindustan–Tibet route. Source: en.wikipedia.org

Zostel

The story

A bright afternoon in late September at Chitkul, the last village of the Baspa valley: its houses of stone and timber under slate roofs stand on their slope with a small temple beside them, under a snow peak; the Baspa runs over its stones in front, goats graze the bank, choughs wheel and a griffon glides overhead, and a traveller walks the meadow towards the village at the end of the road.

Why this picture

Chitkul, at 3,450 m on the right bank of the Baspa, is the last village of the valley and of the old Hindustan–Tibet road. Its kath-kuni houses of stone laced with deodar carry slate or wooden-plank roofs among small apple orchards, with the old Mathi temple built the same way; snow peaks close the valley head, and in winter the snow drives its people lower down.

The sky wears Khovar, from Hazaribagh, Jharkhand.

The motion

A griffon glides across the whole sky; the Baspa's water lines run; choughs wheel overhead; the goats graze; the apple trees sway; the sun's rays turn; the traveller walks. A 16-second loop.

Colour

Orchid #AA5EA5

Valley Blue #4F87C7

Blush #F6ADCD

Chitkul takes Valley Blue #4F87C7, one of the three Valleys colours — with its icon in white on it.

Another moment in Chitkul

A second scene: another true moment at Chitkul, drawn in the graphic vocabulary with the animals and city symbols that belong there. Wide for screens, tall for a phone held upright.

The story

A late-September night at the end of the road in Chitkul: the last dhaba of the Baspa valley glows on the riverbank under a rising moon and the stars, a traveller in its light holds a last glass of chai with the village dog beside him, and the Baspa runs past in front.

Why this moment

Chitkul (about 3,450 m) is the last village of the Baspa valley on the old Hindustan-Tibet route; its last dhaba, a tiny tea stall with a tin roof, is where travellers stop for a last chai. The Baspa runs glacier-blue below the village, Chitkul's clear high nights are famous for their stars, and its dogs follow travellers about.

The motion

The moon's rings turn; a cloud bank drifts below the peaks and back; stars twinkle; the Baspa's rows run; steam rises from the cup; windows light up in the village; the dog lifts its head. A 16-second loop.

In the picture

Its files

wide: wide second scene, SVG wide second scene, Animated SVG wide second scene, PNG
tall: tall second scene, SVG tall second scene, Animated SVG tall second scene, PNG

Also in the kit's zip, in its own folder.

Chitkul in symbols

Beside its icon, the things that are Chitkul, drawn in the Brand Manual's city language: a monument in the city grey with its openings cut, the things of the place in flat landscape colours. Each comes in colour and in the city grey. Every place's symbols

The last dhabaOf the place
Chitkul, the last village on the old Hindustan–Tibet trade route, keeps 'the last dhaba': a tiny roadside tea stall at the end of the road — tin roof, counter, kettle, glasses and a bench.
SVG Grey SVG PNG
The Baspa at ChitkulOf the place
Chitkul stands at the head of the Baspa valley (3,475 m), on the river's right bank: here the Baspa runs glacier-blue in braided channels over a wide bed of stones, crossed on logs.
SVG Grey SVG PNG

Also drawn for Chitkul 7

Detailed icons from the library that name Chitkul among their places: one drawing, on the page of every place it belongs to. Those drawn for Chitkul alone come first. Every detailed icon

Say hello to Chitkul's Zobus

Zobu in Chitkul's own dress, on the palette. Hover or tap one and it waves. Each comes still and alive — idle, hello and hop — for stickers, stories and the app.

Every destination's Zobus →

Female
Still Idle Hello Hop Face Wave
Male
Still Idle Hello Hop Face Wave

The kit

Everything Chitkul needs: its profile, its cover, wide and tall, its icon, tile, display picture and lockup, its loop and the symbol becoming it, its second scene, its city symbols and its Zobus — every file ready to download.

44 files in one zip, the cover, its second scene, its symbols and its Zobus included

Profile

Chitkul’s page as a story, 1080 × 1920: its cover, its tile, its name, its line and its verbs — for stories, status and a phone’s lock screen.

SVGOther formats

Cover, wide

1600 × 900, for screens: a page’s top, a slide, a share card. The still is the loop’s first frame. The animated SVG loops in 16 s; where it shouldn’t move, use the still.

SVG Animated SVG PNG

Cover, tall

900 × 1600, composed for a phone held upright: stories, reels, a lock screen. The animated SVG loops in 16 s; where it shouldn’t move, use the still.

SVG Animated SVG PNG

Tile

The icon in one colour on Chitkul’s own — for a grid, a story, a sticker.

SVG PNG