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    Nuns at Dolma Ling nunnery in Dharamsala debate the finer points of the nature of reality using the traditional
         		 Street scene in Mcleod Ganj, the neighborhood in Dharamsala that is both a backpacker haven and the home in exile to the Tibetan Government and His Holiness the Dalai Lama.: by ivan_miral, Views[498]
         		 It seemed like each monk at Gyutoe Monastery exuded a palpable level of joy.: by ivan_miral, Views[547]
         		 Monks at Gyutoe Monastery wrap in a final layer before entering the daily puja (offering) ceremony.: by ivan_miral, Views[477]
         		 Tibetan Buddhist monks make their way to the daily puja (offering) ceremony at Gyutoe Monastery -- although it is of Gelukpa lineage, the monastery provides a home away from Sikkim for His Holiness, the Karmapa -- spiritual leader of the Kagyu lineage.: by ivan_miral, Views[648]
     
    At Norbulingka Institute, Ive investigates the process of painting Thangkas -- sacred Tibetan Buddhist iconographic paintings.: by ivan_miral, Views[429]
         		 Artists at Norbulingka Institute practice the art of creating Buddhist shrine statues.: by ivan_miral, Views[458]
         		 The Norbulingka Institute in Dharamsala is dedicated to teaching traditional Tibetan art skills to young Tibetan refugees who have crossed the border to escape Chinese oppression. The Dalai Lama seems to smile in approval of keeping the old ways alive in the diaspora. : by ivan_miral, Views[530]
         		 Mi enjoying her recovery from chaotic Kolkata, basking in the peace of the Norbulingka Institute in Dharamsala.: by ivan_miral, Views[568]
         		 Just another calm, serene night in the streets of Delhi! This is Main Bazaar, the area where we stayed our first nights in India.: by ivan_miral, Views[1539]
     
    Pilgrims of all faiths make their way into the B'hai Lotus Temple in Delhi.: by ivan_miral, Views[612]
         		 Just another calm, serene day in the streets of Delhi. We think it was 100 degrees with 99 percent humidity that day!: by ivan_miral, Views[488]
         		 Ja mil Majid mosque, the grandest mosque in Delhi.: by ivan_miral, Views[929]
         		 Even at night, prayer wheels are spun by passers-by to send wishes of well-being out to the world.: by ivan_miral, Views[721]
         		 The Larjay family of Likir bids me farewell.: by ivan_miral, Views[739]
     
    My Ama-le preparing traditional Ladakhi bread.: by ivan_miral, Views[1037]
         		 A yak -- I think their nostrils are bigger than my head! They are HUGE!: by ivan_miral, Views[1244]
         		 A dzo -- a cross between a cow and a yak -- is the primary draft animal of the Ladakhis.: by ivan_miral, Views[7419]
         		 The Avilokiteshvara shrine of Likir Gompa -- his 11 heads and 1000 arms expressing what would be needed to provide the compassion needed in the world.: by ivan_miral, Views[624]
         		 Wontak -- the two-year-old who kept me laughing and on my toes all month long.: by ivan_miral, Views[495]
     
    Every traditional Ladakhi home has a personal Buddhist temple -- this one is upstairs in the home I lived in.: by ivan_miral, Views[878]
         		 My Ama-le in front of her stove and the display of the family's pots going back generations -- the marks of the traditional Ladakhi kitchen: by ivan_miral, Views[6869]
         		 One of my favorite pictures - Mother Teresa, founder of the Missionaries of Charity & Jean Vanier, co-founder of l'Arche: by ivan_miral, Views[1319]
         		 outdoor chapel at l'arche: by ivan_miral, Views[744]
         		 when your morning bath and laundry is someone else's hotel room view: by ivan_miral, Views[1753]
     
    when your home is someone else's walk to work: by ivan_miral, Views[944]
         		 when your toy is someone else's scraps: by ivan_miral, Views[1000]
         		 when your body is someone else's human horse: by ivan_miral, Views[1925]
         		 when your work is someone else's prayer: by ivan_miral, Views[842]
         		 when your source of life is someone else's garbage...: by ivan_miral, Views[1467]
     
    celebrating work, at l'arche: by ivan_miral, Views[1089]
         		 Welcome to Kolkata, the City of Joy: by ivan_miral, Views[6381]
         		 The women's room, Nirmal Hriday: by ivan_miral, Views[2818]
         		 When found starving, no hospital will take you, but you are welcome here: by ivan_miral, Views[1298]
     
     
    First steps into Nirmal Hriday (Mother Teresa's home for the destitute and dying), I contemplate Mother's hands: by ivan_miral, Views[1858]
         		 Leprosy, although treatable if caught in its earliest stages, is often hidden by those afflicted and shamed, until it is too late.: by ivan_miral, Views[2685]
         		 Indoor chapel at l'arche: by ivan_miral, Views[759]
         		 Exercise, no matter how small and slow a task, is done together, every day, at Nirmal Hriday : by ivan_miral, Views[945]
         		 Dinner is often a relational activity at Nirmal Hriday : by ivan_miral, Views[1228]
     
    Ganga, at l'arche: by ivan_miral, Views[836]
         		 boys play, at l'arche: by ivan_miral, Views[817]
         		 children's group, at l'arche: by ivan_miral, Views[1149]
         		 tea time! at l'arche (Homes where persons with mental and physical handicaps live and work and transform with assistants): by ivan_miral, Views[909]
         		 Tapan (children's program leader) holds Sharmila, at l'arche: by ivan_miral, Views[909]
     
    Riya and Pallabi, tea time at l'arche: by ivan_miral, Views[770]
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