A Smattering of Photographs from our Fall 2006 Journey
Down By The River
Karen and Doretta with Children in Junbesi
Village Girl
Doretta, Karen and Santosh
Monks in Ceremony at Thupten Choling Monasterry
Nuns in Ceremony at Thupten Choling
The Hornblowers
Trulshig Rinpoche and Sobenla
Old Monk
The Little Tulku
Monks Prepare for Puja
Working Nun
Walking Above Thupten Choling
View of Thupten Choling
A View
Dawa at Rest
Doretta, Dawa, Karen, Barbara
Dreaming
Friends
Our Group with Friends
Prayer Flags Above Thupten Choling
Monk in the Kitchen
Monks in the Kitchen
Hanging Out
Rinpoche’s Chariot
Rinpoche giving Mandala Offering
The Procession Begins
The Procession
The Procession
The Procession
Karen Enjoying the Procession
The Procession
The Procession
The Procession
Rinpoche Arrives at Helicopter
At the Helicopter Pad
Little Tulku at the Pad
Waiting For Rinpoche to Depart for Chiwong Monastery
Waiting for the Departure
At the Pad
Waiting
Christopher and Dawa
Barbara and Santosh
Dawa and the Tibetan Doctor
Ani Tsondro
Barbara, Doretta, Jamling and Karen at Chiwong Monastery
Doretta and Karen at the Opening Ceremony of Mani Rimdu
Dr. Mingma
Trulshig Rinpoche Performs the Opening Ceremony
The Lama Family Dedication
Monk at the Ceremony 1
Monk at the Ceremony 2
Monk at the Ceremony 3
Trulshig Rinpoche At Opening Ceremony
Sobenla and Monk
Mani Lama
The Faces of Mani Rimdu
The Faces
Gonpo Wangchuk
Child in the Crowd
Jamling Receives Blessing
Gonpo and Teacher From Chialsa Tibetan Settlement
Teacher from Chialsa
More Faces
Doretta Receives a Blessing
Gombu Sherpa’s Parents
Dawa, Doretta and Karen Back From a Walk
The Faces
The Nuns
Nuns
Women and Children
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The Sherpa Women
Rinpoche Arrives For the Dances
Rinpoche and Sobenla
Rinpoche
Jamling, Kurt, Dawa,
Lhakpa and Tenzin Keepa Bring Offering
Lhakpa Presents Offerings to the Monks
Namaste
The Nuns Sip Tea
Children at Mani Rimdu
Monks at the Ceremony
Meditating
Doretta’s Birthday Party
My Favorite Ani
The Monks
The Horns
Rinpoche Prepares For the Fire Puja
Fire Puja
Sobenla and at the Fire Puja
Circling the Fire
Rinpoche at Fire Puja
Sobenla at Fire Puja