Buddhist monks, one quite cheerful, at Sera Monastery, near Lhasa
Sensory overload in a sweeping terrain - and some happening festivals too.
'Shangri La', 'the Rooftop of the World' - locked away in its Himalayan fortress, Tibet has long exercised a siren's hold on the imagination of the West. Tibetans are used to hardship and, despite the disastrous Chinese occupation, they have managed to keep their culture and humour alive.
Friendship Highway, one of world's highest roads, linking Lhasa and Kathmandu
Mural at Tashilhunpo Monastery, depicting Buddha, various deities and teachers
Gyantse Kumbum Buddhist temple: contains hundreds of murals and statutes
Lake Yamdrok in central Tibet
No comments:
Post a Comment