Lahaul and Spiti district

Collective Gasps at Lamayuru’s Temples

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September 22nd     Lamayuru Monastery – Part Two View of Himalayan valley ... Read More

Road to Ladakh: High Points and Marmots

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Sept 19th    Ladakh adventure begins... My travel companion K and I left Read More

Lahaul’s Trinity: Drilbu Ri, Phakpa, and Markul Devi

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September 17th     Lahaul adventure continues... The spiritual power of Read More

Drilbu Ri Mountain Mandala

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Sept 16th Drilbu Ri Mountain kora (circumambulation) 5 a.m. with flashlight in hand and some provisions in a backpack, I started out in the dark to meet my guide S at a spot on the Drilbu Ri trail marked by a large barren tree. Beginning of ... Read More

Guru Ghantal’s Unusual Mandalas and Hairy Mystery

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Sept. 15, 2013     Lahauli adventure continues… Guru Ghantal (Gandhola) ... Read More

Smacked Dumb with Awe and Miraculous Flying Hats

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September 14th continued…Shashur Monastery... By now, it should come as no surprise that the grandeur of the view at every monastery is a given, but I promise you, nature still just smacks you dumb with awe like the nicest bully you’ve ever had ... Read More

Poekar Monastery Surprises

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Sept. 13, 2013     Lahaul adventure continues... Today was spent ... Read More

Hot Yogis of Kardang Monastery

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Sept. 11, 2013     Lahaul visit begins... Yesterday, J and I came to Read More

Lahaul: Garsha Khandroling, Land of the Dakinis

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Dancing Dakini, Tibet, ca.18th century Lahaul is known by Tibetan meditation practitioners and adepts as Garsha Khandroling, Land of the Dakinis. Dakinis ... Read More

It’s India!

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Sept 9, 2013        Spiti adventure continues...on to Lahaul, India After a jaunty jiggly jeep ride of over 10 hours from Read More

Tabo Monastery: Himalayan Setting and Meditation Caves

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Sept 6th, Tabo Village, the Spiti adventure continues... Tabo Village, where Tabo Monastery is nestled in Spiti Valley unlike other Buddhist monasteries that were built as fortress-like compounds on hilltops Well, here we are in Tabo! The ... Read More

Spiti Adventure Begins

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My home corner in Dharamsala, with Namgyal Monastery entrance at right. September 1st J and I started off for Read More