This is Kaguy Monlam-2008.
It’s quite rare that you get the chance to see both lineage holders together: Karmapa and Shamarpa, Black Hat Lama and Red Hat Lama.
And also most of our lamas together with them. Lama Ole Nydahl was not present which is no wonder as it’s totally different style though same lineage. Read more »
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Bike is undoubtedly the best way of moving around at short distances. Many tourists either buy their own bike or rent it. Somehow it happened that the author is this article cannot drive even a bicycle and therefore has to depend on the goodness of somebody who would take the author at their backseat.
On that day everything was wonderful with the goodness and our small company on two bikes moved out for sightseeing.
Travelling on bike
Travelling on bike’s back seat has a lot of advantages. Firstly the drivers back is not only a nice object for gentle not obliging embraces but also a firm protection from wind and cold which is extremely important for a girl who has forgotten her jacket in Moscow.
Secondly holding the driver with one hand only is much easier than driving with one hand only, which means the other one can hold a photo or video camera always ready. Read more »
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As a part of Ladakh festival there was a fashion show. However the fashion was only represented with never old tibetan classics.
Such hats, earrings and dresses are sold everywhere in tourist shops but these are not plain souvenirs which can only gather dust on cupboard’s shelves. This is true present-day clothes. It seems surprising that somebody can wear national clothes in our world of jeans, t-shirts and folk skiffle-groups but here it is exactly like that. Plain dresses are worn by rural citizens everyday and the full dress is used for special events. Read more »
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I was on the back seat of a bike, my camera was in the backpack and I thought that I would ask my friend to stop if I see someting beautiful. First time I asked was here… and then I left the camera with lense open right on my shoulder.
It’s almost impossible to tell here what is medium beautiful and what is very beautiful, especially if you still remember how it was for real. Read more »
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Did you notice a big white stupa at the distance on some of the photos from the last story? It can be spotted from virtually anywhere, one does not need to climb higher for that. Though why not climbing? This is the view of it from guest house’s roof.
Of course, one can climb to the stupa itself as well. During the very first days I was waiting for the weather to become better so that I would get warm and go out for a walk. But during the last days I was waiting for it to become foggy and little bit cold again. I wanted to portray mountains roped by fog and the clothes to wear did not really matter. Read more »
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May 9, 2009 8:59 am | 