Tibetan Refugee Self Help Center, Darjeeling
A somewhat sad anniversary of sorts passed by recently with the 50th year of the Tibetan Refugee Self Help Center being marked, ironically, on October 1st. In 1959, months after the 14th Dalai Lama fled Tibet for what has become a life in exile, the Refugee Self Help Center was started. At the time, thousands [...]
Vulture’s Peak
One of the sixteen regions of ancient India was Magadha, and it’s first capital was the town of Rajgir (Rajagaha) in present day Bihar. Magadha is heavily mentioned in the Hindu epics Ramayana, Mahabharata and Puranas, as well as Buddhist and Jain scriptures. Two of India’s greatest empires, the Maurya and Gupta Empires originated in [...]
Golconda Fort and the Qutb Shahi Tombs
11km to the west of the Indian city of Hyderabad lies the ruined Golconda Fort. Once the capital of the Qutb Shahi dynasty, the 16th century Shia Muslim rulers of the region, the area was renowned for its diamond trade. At the time, the only known diamond mines in the world were in India and [...]
Catch of the Day
A low-res scan from my first trip to India in 1997/98. It may be low quality, but it’s something you don’t see every day. This is from the beach at Puri, Orissa.
Taking Tea with the Dalai Lama
After writing yesterdays post about Foguangshan, I decided to go through some of my old film archives and dig up some older images related to Buddhism. In 2002-2003 I found myself in India for the third time, and Bodhgaya for the second. Bodhgaya is a small town in the state of Bihar that is the [...]
Snake Charmer, Pushkar, India
Low-res film scan of a snake charmer, taken in Pushkar, India in 1997.
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