Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A wonderful series Jayanand, and I am envious of your access to the area. Great colour as well. Thanks for sharing and warming my cold September day here in the UK where the rain is sheeting down and the wind is blowing hard. Gerry On 15 Sep 2013, at 14:51, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote: > Ladakh being a Buddhist area is full of monasteries, so much so, I > have always wondered how on earth they all support themselves. I > suppose on donations and Government grants as is usual for these > institutions. There are tons of monks around also, as, at least in > these parts, one of the sons in each Buddhist family becomes a monk, > and joins into a monastery in early childhood, at the age of 5 or so. > Whether this is because of a lack of jobs in this barren place, or a > skewed sex ratio, I do not know. Of course, they keep in touch with > their family, and come back to live with them from time to time, it is > actually analogous to a boarding school. Anyway, we visited a couple, > and saw quite a few - and here are some photographs. Like most > monasteries, they are usually dramatically perched on a peak, > entailing much huffing and puffing to get there: > > Shanti Stupa: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130901_0204.jpg.html > > Sankar Gompa: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130904_1220.jpg.html > > Chemrey Gompa (Long View): > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130903_0629.jpg.html > > Chemrey Gompa (Pano Crop): > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130903_0629P.jpg.html > > Chemrey Gompa (Short View): > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130903_0624.jpg.html > > Likir Gompa: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130831_0188.jpg.html > > Prayer Wheel: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130831_0173.jpg.html > > Please see LARGE > > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome. > > Cheers > Jayanand > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information