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A Tibetan woman praying at the Namgyal Monastery in McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala.
A Tibetan woman praying at the Namgyal Monastery in McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala.
 The devotees offer their respect by repeatedly prostrating infront of the deity. The prostration is a ritual in itself with the body dropping to the floor and stretched full length with the arms in front. The prostration is repeated 3, 7, 21, or 108 times. And there are many wooden planks placed in the temple for this purpose.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostration_(Buddhism)
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View of the Kullu valley as seen from Marhi.
The view of the Kullu valley as seen from Marhi. The town settlements seen down below on the valley is Kothi.
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Waking up to clear star studded skies and the snow capped peaks of the Pir Panjal range.
Waking up to clear star studded skies and the snow capped peaks of the Pir Panjal range.
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Keylong town.
Keylong is the district head quarters of the Lahaul region. The town owes its relative popularity to the increased traffic on the Leh - Manali road with numerous hotels cropping up here to cater to the tourists stopping over here enroute to their destinations.
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The village of Sissu on the banks of the Chandra river.
Here you see the Sissu village lying on the banks of the Chandra river. In the background are the snowcapped mountains of the Pir Panjal range holding back the rain clouds coming in from the plains of India.
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5:45am view of the Pir Panjal range from my tent just before sunrise.
5:45am view of the Pir Panjal range from my tent just before sunrise.
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My Surly LHT parked outside my tent by the roadside below Marhi. 5:46am.
My Surly LHT parked outside my tent by the roadside below Marhi. 5:46am.
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Waking up to clear star studded skies and the snow capped peaks of the Pir Panjal range..
Waking up to clear star studded skies and the snow capped peaks of the Pir Panjal range.
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Road below Rothang pass blocked due to landslides.
Road below Rothang pass blocked due to landslides.
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The last set of switchbacks before Marhi..
It is while climbing these switchbacks that i got caught in the hailstorm. My camping spot is somewhere to the right of the waterfall. You maybe able to see a hut at the rightmost edge of this photograph.
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Waiting for my tent to dry after the rains @ 7:35am
Waiting for my tent to dry after the rains @ 7:35am
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Stone sculptures at the Laxmi Narayan temple complex in Chamba, Himachal Pradesh.
Stone sculptures on the the outside walls of the temples at the Laxmi Narayan Temple complex in Chamba, Himachal Pradesh.
There are totally 6 temples present in the complex. Three of which are dedicated to Lord Vishnu and three for Lord Shiva. The temples are carved in stone with shell roofs and wooden umbrellas to protect them from rain and the occasional snow. The sculptures around the temple are quite exquisite as you can see above.
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Himachali Hamlet
Somewhere on the outskirts of the Manikaran village.
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Temples at the Laxmi Narayan temple complex in Chamba, Himachal Pradesh.
Stone sculptures on the the outside walls of the temples at the Laxmi Narayan Temple complex in Chamba, Himachal Pradesh.
There are totally 6 temples present in the complex. Three of which are dedicated to Lord Vishnu and three for Lord Shiva. The temples are carved in stone with shell roofs and wooden umbrellas to protect them from rain and the occasional snow. The sculptures around the temple are quite exquisite as you can see above.
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Stone temples at the Laxmi Narayan temple complex in Chamba, Himachal Pradesh.
Stone sculptures on the the outside walls of the temples at the Laxmi Narayan Temple complex in Chamba, Himachal Pradesh.
There are totally 6 temples present in the complex. Three of which are dedicated to Lord Vishnu and three for Lord Shiva. The temples are carved in stone with shell roofs and wooden umbrellas to protect them from rain and the occasional snow. The sculptures around the temple are quite exquisite as you can see above.
