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Coronavirus, Zanskar and Copper - What's the Blog Story?
Brass Pots Buddhist Changtang Karsha Monastery Ladakh Leh Trekking in Ladakh Zanskar
I'm a regular visitor to Ladakh and Zanskar in northern India where the "pots and pans" in the kitchen are traditionally made from copper.
Ladakh, Goats, Cashmere, the Changtang and Modi
Buddhist Cashmere Cashmere Scarves Changtang Ethnic Shop Sheffield Himalayan Goats Korzok Ladakh Trekking in Ladakh Zanskar
This is in an area called the Changtang, a place of nomads - and with nomads come goats. And with goats come the soft pashmina and cashmere wools.
Tibetan Healing and Singing Bowls
Yesterday a customer & I used two bowls in the shop to create a powerful resonant sound for several minutes. My spine still tingles as I write this blog.
Return to India - Stopover in Delhi
Buddha Images Buddhist Delhi India
Just arrived back in India, today’s a stopover in Delhi before we fly to the high altitude desert of Buddhist Ladakh. We visit the ruins of the third Delhi at Feroz Shah Kotla and the 2000 year old Ashoka column.
Trekking in Ladakh and Zanskar
Buddha Buddha Statues Buddhist Himalaya Ladakh Tibet Travel Diary Zanskar
2016, we returned from the wonderful landscape and culture of Ladakh and Zanskar, a Buddhist region in northern India sandwiched between Kashmir and Tibet, an ancient culture often called Little Tibet.