Tibet

'We're No Monks' is a movie which shows the struggle for identity. A feature film made by Wilderness Films India Ltd. in association with Clear Mirror Pictures.

river · hills

View of the Tibetan Himalayas snowcapped mountains. Himalayas are a great mountain system of Asia forming a barrier between the Plateau of Tibet to the north and the alluvial plains of the Indian subcontinent to the south.

dance · village

Bod Shar Chok Kyi Ralpa (The dance of the wanderers): In the Kham region of eastern Tibet, groups of wandering minstrels with long curly hair traveled from village to village singing and dancing.

Miss Tibet Contestant 2017, Tenzin Nordon performs a monologue. This year the Miss Tibet pageant has the highest number of contestants with nine Tibetan beauties competing for the crown.

lake · river

There are thousands of lakes across the Tibetan Plateau. Most geologists believe that the plateau was covered by the ocean in the past. When the ocean retreated, it left innumerable lakes behind. Many of the lakes are salt water lakes.

It is common to put Khada around the neck of people dear to you when they go away from home to some distant places, similarly, the white ceremonial scarf is also used to welcome near and dear ones when they return from other places.

Tenzing Sangnyi was crowned Miss Tibet 2016 in a modest show at TIPA on Sunday night. Out-going Miss Tibet 2015 Pema Choedon passed on the crown to the new Miss Tibet.

Dechen is a nurse, currently participating in Miss Tibet 2016 and she wants to open up a non profit organization to promote health for everyone, especially for pregnant women and kids.

livestock

Changthangi goats or Pashmina goats grazing in Kashmir, India. The Changthangi or Pashmina goat is a breed of goat from Tibet or neighbouring areas in the Ladakhi Changthang, usually raised for meat or cashmere wool (known as pashmina once…

highway · river

A white western traveller shows off some Yoga push ups and exercises on a perfectly tarmacadumed road in Tibet. In the land Cruiser, he shows off a Chinese bottled water brand called Hongfu Spring.

river · lake

Indian people bathe at Mansarovar lake in Tibet. A man offers his prayers to God by pouring water from his hands. An Indan man takes a dip into the water of Mansarovar Lake and chants the Hindu Mantras.

Dechen Wangmo dance to a bollywood number at the talent round of Miss Tibet pageant contest held at Dharamsala. Dechen is from Mussoorie. She is 165 cm tall and 24 years old. She is a BSc (Honours) Nursing student.

industry

Potala Palace, once the seat of the Tibetan government and the winter residence of the Dalai Lamas, is Lhasa's cardinal landmark. Your first sight of its towering, fortress-like walls is a moment you'll remember for years.

Momos are a traditional Himalayan Tibetan dish for the Tibetan people of the plateau and those in India. They are served with chili sauce and beef bone bouillon on the side. Sift the flour with baking powder and soda.

highway

A view of barren mountains in Zhangmu en route Mansarovar in Tibet autonomous region of China. A board on the road reads Milaraba Buddhist practice cave. One can see the Milaraba cave across the road.

highway

A super windy road in Kham, Tibet. A windswept valley and a rare insight to a monastery in Kham that is rarely visited by outsiders.

river

The Mindroling Monastery has a long history. Mindroling (pronounced as Minh-dro-lyng) literally means a 'Place of Perfect Emancipation' in Tibet and is a place of worship for the Nyingma sect of Buddhism.

river

The Mindroling Monastery has a long history. Mindroling (pronounced as Minh-dro-lyng) literally means a 'Place of Perfect Emancipation' in Tibet and is a place of worship for the Nyingma sect of Buddhism.

Thenthuk or hand pulled noodle soup, is a very common noodle soup in Tibetan cuisine, especially in Amdo, Tibet where it is served as dinner and sometimes lunch.

Seen here is a Tibetan women walking past the streets dressed in traditional Tibetan women Apron.

ceremony

Tibetan Opera is a fascinating combination of songs, dances, chants, acrobatics, comedy and drama.

politics

The Tibetan independence movement is a movement for the independence of Tibet and the political separation of Tibet from the People's Republic of China.

politics

The Tibetan independence movement is a movement for the independence of Tibet and the political separation of Tibet from the People's Republic of China.