Day 71: Dharamshala (Saturday 11, 2002)

A horse having some fun
Shelly in one of the narrow streets of Bhagsu-Nag
Children playing in the mountain stream while adults are busy washing carpets
The perfect pine
Shelly enshrined
Fun and work at Bhagsu-Nag's waterfall
The waterfall at Bhagsu-Nag
People bathing at the waterfall
Monks on laundry duty
A sheep grazing
Bathers at the Bhagsu-Nag temple
Airy rooms at Hotel Triund
Yet another view of McLeod Ganj
The entrance to the Dip Tse Chok Ling gompa
The beautiful butter sculptures at the Dip Tse Chok Ling gompa
Detail of a sculpture
... and of a second one ...
... and of a third one
A shot of two of the sculptures
Another buddha, another offering of packaged cookies (bonus: 25% free!)
A ceremonial drum
Meditation, Shelly's style
Folded up Tibetan horns, or lanpam
A mural outside the gompa's door
A Tibetan monk training on one of the lanpams
A more frontal view of the same
The monk tutoring Iliano in art of playing the Tibetan horn
Demonstration
Iliano's turn
Evaluating the outcome
The hill-side green setting of the Dip Tse Chok Ling monastery
A green section of McLeod Ganj
Another example of pro-Tibetan propaganda
Shelly playing with a puppy dog
The driver compartment of our bus from Dharamsala to Delhi, clearly Tibetan-operated

Print quality photos are available upon request only


Iliano Cervesato