Travel Writing

An old Buddhist Shrine returns to the Indus River in Ladakh

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An old Buddhist Shrine returns to the Indus River in Ladakh

The old stupas and paintings were taken apart by a lama, broken up and cast into the river Indus which flows less than half a mile away.

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Padmasambhava in Zanskar

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Padmasambhava in Zanskar

Sani houses the oldest stupa in Ladakh and Zanskar and just outside the monastery is a huge Padmasambhava statue in the middle of a lake.

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The Hindu Sculpture Makers of Calcutta

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The Hindu Sculpture Makers of Calcutta

The village of Kumortuli near the famous Howrah bridge in Kolkata is a warren of workshops making clay sculptures from the river mud.

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Journeys in Ladakh - Auspicious Days at Photoksar

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Journeys in Ladakh - Auspicious Days at Photoksar

September 2022, Celebrations at Photoksar village when the restored monastery was inaugurated.

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Monkeys steal my glasses in Vrindavan!

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Monkeys steal my glasses in Vrindavan!

A monkey has stolen my glasses. It sits on a low roof chewing them.

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