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The Old Blue Town of Jodhpur

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The Old Blue Town of Jodhpur

Jodhpur is one of the old fortress towns of Rajasthan, the western state of India that borders Pakistan. It is a place of great beauty and many of the iconicand colourful images of India come from Rajasthan.

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Buddha Statue on a hilltop in Spiti

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Buddha Statue on a hilltop in Spiti

Spiti is small area of northern India close to the Tibetan border with a old Tibetan Buddhist culture. A few miles south of Kaza, the main town in Spiti, a side track leads to the village of Lantza.

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What goes into Tibetan Incense?

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What goes into Tibetan Incense?

For a few days I searched for the source of the fragrance until I found Tibetan incense drying on the roof of a building which turned out to be a small monastery and home of Dr Dhadon, the maker of Tara Healing incense.

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Where Are Your Indian Beds Made?

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Where Are Your Indian Beds Made?

We made beds in India for several years. I designed them in the UK and took the plans to a furniture maker in India. We left them for two weeks trekking in the Himalayas and returned to a perfect Indian bed!

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Images of the Buddha in the Himalaya 2

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Images of the Buddha in the Himalaya 2

Later in the afternoon two horsemen ride into the village, it seems the monk wants to buy barley from them. An hour later they return to camp with two bottles of Godfather beer, for us!

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