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Our hostess@ sikkim- day1
Day 1 of the Sikkim trip we stayed with a farmer family- as the pilot tourist for the eco-tourism project...
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Uploaded on Dec 24, 2008
Konkan roads
The highway is right next to the beach...and there are backwaters on the other side....
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Uploaded on Dec 19, 2008
Friends?
I loved the shy but curious expression of the kid behind...and how the same was lost in the shadows...well almost !
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Uploaded on Dec 15, 2008
Wheels of fortune....
This worn out wheel was resting against the wall infront of the haveli...with sun casting it long shadows in the winter morning...
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Uploaded on Dec 13, 2008
Mud chimes
Saw this shop on my way into Bagdogra (the closest airport for getting into Sikkim)...and it was wonderful...
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Uploaded on Dec 11, 2008
old man in bhutia dress
really liked the wrinkles on old man's face and how his face kind of beamed in the early morning sun--...
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Uploaded on Dec 11, 2008
Bridge on the river....
Teesta... Buddhist prayer flags are mostly put at places where there is enough wind at all times... coz...
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Uploaded on Dec 11, 2008
Yak- North Sikkim
As you travel further north in N Sikkim, you see the gradual shift in cattle, from cows to Yak... Of course...
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Uploaded on Dec 10, 2008
Maanes @ Rumtek Ghumpa
Maane's or prayer wheels are seen all over the Buddhist territories.... these colored cylinders made of...
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Uploaded on Dec 10, 2008
Rumtek Ghumpa
Rumtek Monastery is a powerful institution in the Buddhist world. The Karmapa or the head of this clan is...
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Uploaded on Dec 10, 2008
Ranka Monastery/Ghumpa
Like most other monastaries Ranka is also located atop a hill in East Sikkim... Given that its not so...
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Uploaded on Dec 10, 2008
Abandoned village @ N Sikkim
Most of the villages @ high altitudes are abandoned during winters... The locals just lock these wooden...
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Uploaded on Dec 9, 2008
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Blue miniatures @ Mangan
Was really intrigued with these blue colored structures by the road..... All I could gather from the locals...
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Uploaded on Dec 9, 2008
Dikchu dam
This small reservoir on Teesta river just caught our attention from the road... the Green water, the small...
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Uploaded on Dec 9, 2008
Traditional Bhutia house
Made mostly of stone & wood- this is one of the very few traditional Bhutia houses that now survive in Sikkim
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Uploaded on Dec 9, 2008
Nature Trails
Bharat ek Khoj- Discovering...
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