Spiti

Backwards in Time for the Sake of Mandalas

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 Yamantaka Sand Mandala, Namgyal Monastery, India. © 2010, Eva Lee. I've gone about it all backwards. Backwards in time, in pursuit of mandalas. It all started when I heard that a sand mandala was going to be made at Read More

Transitions Back to the U.S.

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Gee, I've so far recounted only the September travels through Spiti, Lahaul, and Ladakh. There's also October, November, and December to cover. Keeping this travelogue about my Fulbright experiences is taking longer than I anticipated!  Editing ... 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

Key Monastery: Marauding Monastics and the Western Himalayas

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September 8th     A Return to Key Monastery View of Key Monastery from across the Spiti River ... Read More

Key Kye Kee Ki Monastery and the Fine Art of Imprecision

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September 5th - Spiti adventure continues... Key, Kye, Kee, Ki Monastery, Spiti Spelling is a flexible art in ... Read More

Out of Order in the Himalayas

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It will be a bit out of order, but what the heck....Of course, I mean out of sequence, not broken!

I’m working on retroactive blog posts of basically all my experiences from last month's travels through Read More

Dhangkar and Lhalung Monasteries in Spiti

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Dhangkar Monastery is seen on the ridge in the upper right. It consists of multi-storeyed buildings perched together, containing five different devotional halls. September 4th Our first day out to photograph was at Dhangkhar and Lhalung ... Read More

When it Rains in Dharamsala

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View of Dharamsala from my balcony near Namgyal Monastery I’ve arrived in Dharamsala! “Land of the Mahayana,” as one monk fondly referred to it. It is the home of the Dalai ... Read More