ceremony

ceremony

Colourful bangles on sale, we see a large number of women buying and trying the bangles..... Bangles are traditional ornaments worn mostly by South Asian women in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

temple · dance

Thai dancers perform at Erawan Shrine, Thailand. People in large number offer prayer and seek blessing.

Thailand·ceremony · architecture

Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok is located in the heart of Bangkok and surrounded by prime lifestyle shopping centres, the business and diplomatic district and conveniently linked via sky bridge to two skytrain stations and adjacent to shopping…

temple · dance

With traffic, the Skytrain and the Sky bridge in the background, the Erawan shrine seems to be an unlikely spot for prayers, yet it is a busy shrine with devotees thronging to it at all times.

ceremony

People offer their prayers to Lord Buddha here and they offer incense sticks and candles at the temple. Even though it is not allowed to light incense sticks, Thai people still offer them but they don't light them.

music · ceremony

Tibetan temple music is particularly renowned in the west for its two forms of multiphonic singing known as jok-kay (low tone) and bar-da (high tone).

music · ceremony

Tibetan temple music is particularly renowned in the west for its two forms of multiphonic singing known as jok-kay (low tone) and bar-da (high tone).

ceremony · music

Tibetan temple music is particularly renowned in the west for its two forms of multiphonic singing known as jok-kay (low tone) and bar-da (high tone).

music · ceremony

Tibetan temple music is particularly renowned in the west for its two forms of multiphonic singing known as jok-kay (low tone) and bar-da (high tone).

ceremony · music

Tibetan temple music is particularly renowned in the west for its two forms of multiphonic singing known as jok-kay (low tone) and bar-da (high tone).

ceremony

Tibetan woman holds prayer wheel which is the most symbolic religious objects for Tibetans. Mediators hold this prayer wheel and during countless rotations of the wheel, they repeat the mantra.

music · festival

Ngawang Tashi Bapu was born on 22nd Feb 1968, in the village of Thembang, state of Arunachal Pradesh, North East India. He was born into a large farming family of three brothers and four sisters.

music · ceremony

Tibetan temple music is particularly renowned in the west for its two forms of multiphonic singing known as jok-kay (low tone) and bar-da (high tone).

ceremony · music

Tibetan temple music is particularly renowned in the west for its two forms of multiphonic singing known as jok-kay (low tone) and bar-da (high tone).

ceremony

Woman decorates Bodhgaya with flowers as people worship there during 32nd Kalachakra in 2012. Wearing an air mask, a worker fills oil lamps with oil. Buddhist men prostrate themselves on the ground, as they pay obeisance.

ceremony

Mani stones or Prayer stones put up for sale during Kalachakra in Bodhgaya. Mani stones are stone plates, rocks and/or pebbles, inscribed with the mantras, as a form of prayer in Tibetan Buddhism.

ceremony

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

ceremony

Monks of Namagyal Monastery pray Before starting the life long offering ceremony(Tenshug) to His Hbliness The Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, Mcloed gang 2016.

festival · ceremony

Tibetan reading their holy scripture and offer prayers to welcome their New Year Losar. The most important holiday in Tibet is Losar, which celebrates the Tibetan New Year.

ceremony

Guthuk is a noodle soup in Tibetan cuisine. It is eaten two days before Losar, the Tibetan New Year and is a variation on Thukpa bhatuk.

ceremony

Guthuk is a noodle soup in Tibetan cuisine. It is eaten two days before Losar, the Tibetan New Year and is a variation on Thukpa bhatuk.

river · ceremony

The complex of Chiu Gompa monastery that lies on the shore of lake Manasarovar, decorated with colourful prayer flags. According to Tibetans these prayer flags purify the air. The monastery is built right into the cliffs.

ceremony

Tibetan spiritual leader, The Dalai Lama arrives at Tabo monastery for the cultural program. The Dalai Lama lights the lamp and greets the audience. Monks are reciting and chanting Tibetan prayers.