1196-220 - Yaruba kids, nigeria, afric

1196-218 - Hollywood actor richard gere attended kalachakra initiation at maha bodhi temple. Bodhgaya, india

1196-54 - Colombian shaman, , amazon, makuna indians, makuna closeup, makuna workin

1196-258 - Invocation of the tengir (celestial) forces by means of drumming and dance. Like the sun, fire is a the shamans often wear a ?light-protecting visor? Over their eyes. The radiance of the celestial spirits can be extremely strong, and this protects the onlookers from the blast of light when the celestial spirits enter the body of the shaman. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

1196-253 - His holiness the 17th gyalwang karmapa. Following the death of hh dalai lama, it is believed that 17th karmapa with take hold of the seculare reign. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

1196-136 - Bhutanese, school childre

1196-69 - Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

1196-25 - N month of november 7 days before full moon a sacred ceremony is held in various monasteries throughout himalayas by traditional healers known as amchis. They bring their precious herbs, minerals special animal glands to be blessed. A selected amount of herbs is placed in a copper vessel placed on monastery alter. 7 days amchis go through an elaborate potenization of these medicines through prayer other practices. Seen here is of amchis holding a dorje (sacred object used cutting through obscurations) which is lined from a vessel containing various herbs sitting on monastery alter to heart chakra. Chang tang nyee, ladakh, indi

1196-85 - Hindu scripture with cymbals, Bhaktapur, Nepal

1196-216 - Thupten choeling nuns prepare butter-salt tea at nunnery-kitchen. solu khumbu, nepal

1196-164 - Community and home based care service is one of the critical care and support services provided to people living with HIV in Nepal. CHBC Teams provide basic health services, social, emotional and spiritual support, reinforcing the concept of ?positive living? and reducing stigma and discrimination in the community. Doti, Nepal

1196-14 - In the 13th century, the golden age of the mongol empire, a sport resembling polo became a training game for the mongolian cavalry throughout high asia. horsemen learned to bend low at speed, like acrobats to finish off fallen enemies with sabres, looting their prey on the ground by scooping up jewels that caught their eye. there are stories, too, of genghis khan knocking about an enemys head as if it were a ball. orkhon valley, central mongolia

1196-196 - A Pilgrim reads his Hindu scripture. Bhaktapur, Nepal

1196-49 - Buddhist monk holding blessed water in a vessel with hh dalai lama amulet. Inside mahabodhi temple. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

1196-210 - Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

1196-260 - Buddhist pilgrims circumambulate the mayadevi temple and the pond in front of it. Lumbini, nepal

1196-105 - Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

1196-127 - Pema chunzum, born february 14, in year of earth monkey, kathmandu nepal

1196-113 - Tens of thousands of buddhist pilgrims from around the world traveled to bodhgaya, a town in northern india, to hear exiled tibetan spiritual leader hh dalai lama give the kalachakra-religious teachings. Pilgrims walk through the entrance banner at main temple in bodhgaya. They carry kusha grass for offering. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, bihar, india

1196-62 - Invocation of the tengir (celestial) forces by means of drumming and dance. Like the sun, fire is a force that can attract as a magnet to the tengir forces. Tuvshintugs dorj carries the status of a ?Royal Shaman,? Meaning that he can channel three-quarters or more of the hundred tengir energies. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

1196-73 - Some religious people reach Brahmayani temple measuring their body length. To do so, a person prostrates on the ground and extends his clasped hands above his head. An assistant puts a few grains of rice at the end of the clasped hands as a marking point. Then, the man steps to this marking point and then prostrates again. Bhaktapur, Nepal

1196-30 - Dilbu ringing, humla. is transient. When sees this, he is above sorrow. This is clear path, says buddha. Nepal

1196-236 - Tibetan monk take rickshaw to the main temple in bodhgaya. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, bihar, india

1196-190 - Tens of thousands of buddhist pilgrims from around the world traveled to bodhgaya, a town in northern india, to hear exiled tibetan spiritual leader hh dalai lama give the kalachakra-religious teachings. Pilgrims offer holy kusha grass (amrisso). Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, bihar, india

1196-41 - At tnorbutse,monks at triten norbutse vigorously debate philosophy, melting away incorrect views like butter in. Bonpo monks debate at triten norbutse monastery. Nepal

1196-61 - Tantric ritual impliments of, on right hand is (drilbubell on left is dorje, symbolizing male female principle, skillful means wisdom

1196-173 - Gold rush,ninjas precious metal in a river in sarangol valley, northwest of capital city ulan bator, mongolia. Ninjas named green pans they wear on their backs that make them resemble cartoon ninja turtle

1196-45 - Nomad birth. Today i born into family of buddhas; a child of buddhas i’ve become today. -santideva. Tibet

1196-183 - Khyunglung, tibet. Chortens mark entrance to khyunglung (garuda valley), capital of zhangzhung prior to seventh or eighth century b.c

1196-237 - Monks offer butter lamps prayer, kalachakra initiation, bodhgaya. India. Monks attending kalachakra initiation at mahaboudhi temple in bodhgaya, india. mahabodhi temple marks site of buddha’s enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

1196-152 - Caravan crossing rapti river chitwan, nepal

1196-101 - Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

1196-180 - In month of november before full moon a sacred ceremony is held in various monasteries throughout himalayas by traditional healers known as amchis. They call down spiritual deities to bless medicine. Amchis making torma, a ritual food offering. India

1196-133 - A painting of Bakula Rinpoche hangs behind his reincarnation, a six year old boy from Nurla, at Samkar Tashi Gatsal House. Ladakh, India

1196-103 - Buddhist pilgrims make incense offering to mayadevi temple. Lumbini, nepal

1196-122 - Monks offer butter lamps. Bodgaya, india. Monks offer butter lamps in front of mahabodhi temple marks site of buddhas enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

1196-206 - Hindu pilgrims come to maha bodhi temple to worship buddha because he is the reincarnation of vishnu. Maha bodhi temple complex. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

1196-182 - Vultures, drigung. bodies what we most attached to, says of monks. Thats offering ones body carries greatest merit. believe that should benefit other beings at every stage of ones life. After completion of powa ceremony, corpse is traditionally offered to great vultures lammergeiers that frequent charnel grounds. Vultures descend on flayed corpse. Offering bodies to birds is same as reciting mantras. It brings merit benefit to dead person as well as to family friends bring here. While cutting up corpse i to keep a pure compassionate mind. would feel if someone felt cutting up your body. -tomdenla. Tibet

1196-112 - Nyingmapa gangte monastery with young monks letting some steam after morning prayer. During a visit to phobjikha valley, pema lingpa prophesised that a monastery named gang-teng (hill) would be built on this site that teachings would be spread from there. temple founded here in 1613 by gyalse pema thinley, grandson mind reincarnation of pema lingpa

1196-217 - A Pilgrim reads his Hindu scripture. Bhaktapur, Nepal

1196-138 - Sherpa porter mt. Everest region, nepal

1196-7 - In month of november before full moon a sacred ceremony is held in various monasteries throughout himalayas by traditional healers known as amchis. They call down spiritual deities to bless medicine. Amchis making torma, a ritual food offering. India

1196-211 - India. Lotus. When finally your life forces disintegrate, watch elements of body dissolve, then, like remeeting an friend, eagerly greet clear light of death.,seventh dalai lama, advice to an abboto

1196-100 - 11th generation practicing amchi tsampha ngawang shows dragon bone used treating broken bones sticks to tongue. He treats patients throughout kali gandaki region is very active with training other amchis from over tibet, nepal mongolia

1196-126 - The road, for the most part, is a painstakingly handmade affair built and maintained by labourers from bihar state of india. They are subjected to excruciating and extremely dangerous working conditions. The workers are woefully ill-equipped and under-dressed and although the army purports to lend them winter clothing suitable for the extremity of the weather at these altitudes, many of the workers were visibly suffering from the cold. Ladkha, india

1196-5 - A light-filled elementary classroom. A white ceiling reflects light from the windows above. Traditional building methods and materials, such as the poplar and willow ceilings are combined with modern solar and passive solar technology. Druk Padma Karpo Institute. Shey, Ladakh, India

1196-116 - People pouring milk in basin after milking then famous sweets like rabri made. India

1196-148 - Nepal. Of footprints in forest that of is most large of contemplation, contemplation of death impermanence strongest impact buddha in udanavarg

1196-205 - Panel discussion about melt down in tibet sponsored by tibetan woman's association, highlighting the future of nomads and the drastic resettelment measures they are undergoing by the chinese. And the effect of the construction of 30 storey high dams in tibet by the chinese. Michael buckley did a film "meltdown in tibet"

1196-26 - Reflections, child care center, dharamsalla, india. Achieving a human rebirth is as rare precious as finding a wishfulfilling .,seventh dalai lama, meditations on ways of impermanenc

1196-143 - Community and Home Based Care (CHBC) teams also provide comprehensive care and support services including Prevention of Mother to Child Tansmission (PMTCT). Dhangadi, Nepal

1196-161 - Howra bridge in sunset. Calcutta, india

1196-245 - Some religious people reach Brahmayani temple measuring their body length. To do so, a person prostrates on the ground and extends his clasped hands above his head. An assistant puts a few grains of rice at the end of the clasped hands as a marking point. Then, the man steps to this marking point and then prostrates again. Bhaktapur, Nepal

1196-95 - 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time. Tov province, mongolia

1196-168 - Some religious people reach Brahmayani temple measuring their body length. To do so, a person prostrates on the ground and extends his clasped hands above his head. An assistant puts a few grains of rice at the end of the clasped hands as a marking point. Then, the man steps to this marking point and then prostrates again. Bhaktapur, Nepal

1196-56 - Fishmen pull rope of fishnet. Kovalam, Kerala, India

1196-114 - 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time. Tov province, mongolia

1196-96 - Receiving kalachakra initiation in sarnath, india

1196-233 - Budhist lamas in prayer, bodhgaya, india. Monks attending kalachakra initiation at mahaboudhi temple in bodhgaya, india. mahabodhi temple marks site of buddha’s enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

1196-195 - Makuna indian, colombi

1196-238 - Monks offer butter lamps. Kalachakra initiation, bodhgaya. India. Monks attending kalachakra initiation at mahaboudhi temple in bodhgaya, india. mahabodhi temple marks site of buddhas enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

1196-65 - Ladakhi bread. Ladakh, India

1196-24 - A light-filled elementary classroom. A white ceiling reflects light from the windows above. Traditional building methods and materials, such as the poplar and willow ceilings are combined with modern solar and passive solar technology. Druk Padma Karpo Institute. Shey, Ladakh, India

1196-84 - Dancing skeletons, lord of charnal grounds remind us of inevitable passage into death

1196-141 - Colours, nepa

1196-175 - In month of november before full moon a sacred ceremony is held in various monasteries throughout himalayas by traditional healers known as amchis. They call down spiritual deities to bless medicine. Amchis performing puja at potenization ceremony. Amchis performing rituals during potenization ceremony. India

1196-53 - Tibetan spiritual leader hh dalai lama. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

1196-44 - The road, for the most part, is a painstakingly handmade affair built and maintained by labourers from bihar state of india. They are subjected to excruciating and extremely dangerous working conditions. The workers are woefully ill-equipped and under-dressed and although the army purports to lend them winter clothing suitable for the extremity of the weather at these altitudes, many of the workers were visibly suffering from the cold. Ladkha, india

1196-170 - Hh dalai lama giving the kalachakra-religious teachings. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

1196-82 - This nomad women, adorned with amber, traveled from amdo, in eastern tibe

1196-99 - Mongolian-russian mining venture on outskirts of erdenet city, population of 80,000 dictates work as well as life in soviet -style city. 5,200 employees work at this site excavating up to 25.2 million tons of iron year

1196-68 - Gurla mandata. Tibet. barkha plain stretches as clouds light gather above bonpo mountain tagri trawo, tiger-striped mountain, known on english maps by sanskrit name, gurla mandhata with rakshas glittering beyond expanse of pilgrim tents

1196-94 - Mongolia. In late early sarangol a flourishing town lived in by some 5,000 soviet-mongol miners. mine been shut down leaving behind ninjas named green pans they wear on their back that make them resemble cartoon ninja turtles. ninjas, income earned from specks of gold clawed from river is a social safety in vast central asian country where more than on in three live below poverty line

1196-102 - Thai temple on the way to mahabodhi temple. Bodhgaya, india

1196-185 - Pilgrim devotion. Kalachakra 2012, bodhgaya, india

1196-231 - Dharma at day and dance at night. After the teachings dance and music entertainment is enjoyed. Bodhgaya, india

1196-144 - India. As buddha it in verse in dharmapada, component things impermanent. When acquires realization of this truth naturally releases bonds of unhappiness. This is of purification freedom

1196-120 - Sunset,makuna,colombia

1196-198 - Elemental forms of chortens in the valley of chortens below Shey. The king had ordered prisoners to build chortens for merit. Shey, Ladakh, India

1196-130 - The road, for the most part, is a painstakingly handmade affair built and maintained by labourers from bihar state of india. They are subjected to excruciating and extremely dangerous working conditions. The workers are woefully ill-equipped and under-dressed and although the army purports to lend them winter clothing suitable for the extremity of the weather at these altitudes, many of the workers were visibly suffering from the cold. Ladakh, india

1196-203 - Bhutanese pilgrim praying at butter statues that is made under the bodhi tree inside mahabodhi temple complex. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

1196-223 - Bhuta

1196-1 - A light-filled elementary classroom. A white ceiling reflects light from the windows above. Traditional building methods and materials, such as the poplar and willow ceilings are combined with modern solar and passive solar technology. Druk Padma Karpo Institute. Shey, Ladakh, India

1196-121 - Bhutan. Prayer flags. supreme guru is someone is drunk with experience of three higher trainings. qualified is someone confidence, energy, intelligence compassion, is mindful of shortcomings of worldly life transcended wordly concerns. -vajra verses of whispered tradition by indian mahasiddha naropa

1196-189 - Volunteer monks distribute tibetan butter salt milk tea to the kalachakra initiation attendants. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

1196-197 - Gurla mandata. Tibet. Symbolizing interpenetration of phenomena, sacred sites in tibet often places where male female elements in landscape joined-a mountain a lake, example

1196-250 - Buddhist pilgrims circumambulate maha bodhi temple in bodhgaya. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

1196-20 - Bhutanese pilgrims meditate under bodhi tree. It is believed that gautam buddha attained unsurpassed, supreme enlightenment under this bodhi tree. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

1196-221 - Elemental forms of chortens in the valley of chortens below Shey. The king had ordered prisoners to build chortens for merit. Shey, Ladakh, India

1196-251 - While circumambulating maha bodhi temple, tibetans making money offerings to bihari in need. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

1196-19 - Black dancers norbutse- black dance, known as magyu tshogcham, depicts eight goddesses manifestation of dakini kyema wotsho, nepal

1196-135 - Skalzang Norbu, 69, hand-builds "bumpa", or ritual vases, outside his home in Likir. Ladakh, India

1196-137 - Hands of Maitreya Buddha inside Chamba lakhang. Ladakh, India

1196-162 - Buddhist nuns in front of tergar monastery in maha bodhi temple. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

1196-230 - Burning hide, nepa

1196-125 - Hh the 14th dalai lama holds a statue of buddha with bodhi-tree-leaf. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

1196-36 - Tibetan nomads from central tibet profitting from selling yartsa gunbu, covetted aphrodiasic propoerties sold to chinese vendors in lhasa

1196-181 - Cremation at pashupati nath temple, kathmandu,nepal

1196-247 - Nepal. Triten norbutse. Rigorous debate is a critical activity lamas at triten norbutse monastery. Through this method we begin to know meaning of texts with greater precision

1196-128 - Young monks reciting text clementown, india