Shades of Blue - details of Bedspreads & Dohar Quilts in our Bedding Collection
News & Open Times & Buddha in the Himalaya Photograph Exhibition
"Buddha in the Himalaya" is an in-store photographic journey through Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, Ladakh & Zanskar with photos by Silk Road director Peter Bennion. Peter gives guided talks around the images - watch this page for the next dates - here's a clip you can watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5j4xNZIthKQ
Read our latest blog about Indian street barber's vintage wooden mirrors here.
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Above are images from our exhibition Buddha in the Himalaya
Blog Posts
Barber's Mirrors from the street markets of India →
Weathered wooden barber’s mirrors, harking back to the lively bustle of India’s old street markets.
Exhibition of Images from the Buddhist Himalaya →
Exhibition: a photographic journey through the Buddhist Himalaya of Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, Ladakh & Zanskar.
iPhone in Rajasthan - Alwar Palace & Moosi Rani Sagar →
The palace is next to a two acre stepped water tank with eight elegant chattris extending out into the water.
Rajasthan with an iPhone →
Rajasthan 2025; we start our journey at Alwar and a trip to see the Fort & Palace at the old town of Deeg.
Travel Blogs from India and the Himalaya
iPhone in Rajasthan - the Stepwells of Rajgarh →
We pass through an arched doorway and look down into a biblical scene: a mass of bamboo scaffholding fills an ancient circular well shaft.
Easter Day Snow in Ladakh →
Last week they had more heavy snow - and no electricity, the wires are down and the roads over the 5000 metre passes are blocked.
Padmasambhava & Avalokiteshvara, Sani Monastery, Zanskar →
Continuing our look around Sani monastery we find statues of Maitreya, Padmasambhava & his consorts Queen Mandarava and Yeshe Tsogyal.
Journeys in Zanskar - Kanika Chorten at Sani Monastery →
The name Kanika implies the chorten is from the 2nd century Kushan era and named from the emperor Kanishka.
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