Welcome to my online photo gallery. My latest book can be seen, in its entirety, by clicking the "This is India" link below. <b>Participatory Photojournalism</b> is the subject of an earlier book --- <A href="http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/46782"><b>Night Light</b></A> -- a 40 page book of the Bush years. See pictures of the book in the Portland Photojournalism section and <A href="http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/46782">click here to see a preview of <b>Night Light</b></A> A 3 minute film from Berlin is on YouTube: <A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80428qJp9SY"><b>BERLIN 9-11 </b></A> My better known digital art is at <A href="http://rivertext.com/"><b>rivertext.com. </b></A> - All photos are © Brian Thomas, 2002 to 2009 <br></br> http://rivertext.smugmug.com/photos/506831278_ZQn5i-Ti.jpg http://rivertext.smugmug.com/ 2009-11-12T16:17:24Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Appendix This photo was added at the request of Andy who was one of the individuals taking part in the protest that took place on i-5 the night following our invasion of Iraq. That action w ...</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Portland-Photojournalism/August-to-April/623602_rQZHw#499577080_qUtjr" title="Appendix This photo was added at the request of Andy who was one of the individuals taking part in the protest that took place on i-5 the night following our invasion of Iraq. That action w ..."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Portland-Photojournalism/August-to-April/freewayquad-new2/499577080_qUtjr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Appendix This photo was added at the request of Andy who was one of the individuals taking part in the protest that took place on i-5 the night following our invasion of Iraq. That action w ..." title="Appendix This photo was added at the request of Andy who was one of the individuals taking part in the protest that took place on i-5 the night following our invasion of Iraq. That action w ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:24Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Portland-Photojournalism/August-to-April/freewayquad-new2/499577080_qUtjr-Th.jpg 2003-03-20 07:49:19 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />The cover shows the daughter of a temple priest in Rajasthan.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472730795_KUEJg" title="The cover shows the daughter of a temple priest in Rajasthan."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-0/472730795_KUEJg-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The cover shows the daughter of a temple priest in Rajasthan." title="The cover shows the daughter of a temple priest in Rajasthan." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-20T13:23:31Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-0/472730795_KUEJg-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Emily is showing a Sikh family the photo she has just taken of them.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472696651_WtHuy" title="Emily is showing a Sikh family the photo she has just taken of them."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-9/472696651_WtHuy-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Emily is showing a Sikh family the photo she has just taken of them." title="Emily is showing a Sikh family the photo she has just taken of them." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:24Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-9/472696651_WtHuy-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />These buckets are used each night to clean the temple courtyard. Amritsar – the Golden Temple As the Golden Temple of the Sikhs is where Emily first fell in love with India, we thought i ...</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472696645_zYLvC" title="These buckets are used each night to clean the temple courtyard. Amritsar – the Golden Temple As the Golden Temple of the Sikhs is where Emily first fell in love with India, we thought i ..."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-8/472696645_zYLvC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="These buckets are used each night to clean the temple courtyard. Amritsar – the Golden Temple As the Golden Temple of the Sikhs is where Emily first fell in love with India, we thought i ..." title="These buckets are used each night to clean the temple courtyard. Amritsar – the Golden Temple As the Golden Temple of the Sikhs is where Emily first fell in love with India, we thought i ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:24Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-8/472696645_zYLvC-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a> </p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472696550_J6pis" title="rivertext's photo"><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-6/472696550_J6pis-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="rivertext's photo" title="rivertext's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:24Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-6/472696550_J6pis-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />At the center of the wedding ceremony is an ancient fire sacrifice ritual. Here the groom is pouring ghee, clarified butter, into the flames.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472696526_LUgnz" title="At the center of the wedding ceremony is an ancient fire sacrifice ritual. Here the groom is pouring ghee, clarified butter, into the flames."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-7/472696526_LUgnz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="At the center of the wedding ceremony is an ancient fire sacrifice ritual. Here the groom is pouring ghee, clarified butter, into the flames." title="At the center of the wedding ceremony is an ancient fire sacrifice ritual. Here the groom is pouring ghee, clarified butter, into the flames." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:24Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-7/472696526_LUgnz-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />This is the view looking in from the front entrance of the wedding tent before the arrival of the bride and groom. A village wedding “This is India“ is a phrase tourists are likely to ...</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472696454_MfmHc" title="This is the view looking in from the front entrance of the wedding tent before the arrival of the bride and groom. A village wedding “This is India“ is a phrase tourists are likely to ..."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-5/472696454_MfmHc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This is the view looking in from the front entrance of the wedding tent before the arrival of the bride and groom. A village wedding “This is India“ is a phrase tourists are likely to ..." title="This is the view looking in from the front entrance of the wedding tent before the arrival of the bride and groom. A village wedding “This is India“ is a phrase tourists are likely to ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:24Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-5/472696454_MfmHc-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />These Buddhist monks are praying at the site most sacred to the Hindus – the Ganges River at Varanasi.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472696301_Kh7Ao" title="These Buddhist monks are praying at the site most sacred to the Hindus – the Ganges River at Varanasi."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-43/472696301_Kh7Ao-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="These Buddhist monks are praying at the site most sacred to the Hindus – the Ganges River at Varanasi." title="These Buddhist monks are praying at the site most sacred to the Hindus – the Ganges River at Varanasi." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:24Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-43/472696301_Kh7Ao-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />On the back cover is a different view of the same fire ritual that is pictured in the section on Varanasi. In the background, candles enclosed in baskets have been lit and hoisted up on long ...</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472696293_vVngh" title="On the back cover is a different view of the same fire ritual that is pictured in the section on Varanasi. In the background, candles enclosed in baskets have been lit and hoisted up on long ..."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-45/472696293_vVngh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="On the back cover is a different view of the same fire ritual that is pictured in the section on Varanasi. In the background, candles enclosed in baskets have been lit and hoisted up on long ..." title="On the back cover is a different view of the same fire ritual that is pictured in the section on Varanasi. In the background, candles enclosed in baskets have been lit and hoisted up on long ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:24Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-45/472696293_vVngh-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />This portrait of the photographer in the Himalayas was taken from ground level by Lily Rosenberg. All of the pictures in this book were taken with a Pentax K100D and two very small prime (no ...</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472696268_X73XH" title="This portrait of the photographer in the Himalayas was taken from ground level by Lily Rosenberg. All of the pictures in this book were taken with a Pentax K100D and two very small prime (no ..."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-44/472696268_X73XH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This portrait of the photographer in the Himalayas was taken from ground level by Lily Rosenberg. All of the pictures in this book were taken with a Pentax K100D and two very small prime (no ..." title="This portrait of the photographer in the Himalayas was taken from ground level by Lily Rosenberg. All of the pictures in this book were taken with a Pentax K100D and two very small prime (no ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:24Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-44/472696268_X73XH-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Hindu holy men listening, in the ashram on Christmas Eve, to the story of the Nativity. Early one evening during my first week in India, I hiked with Emily and her friend Nitin to the temp ...</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472696266_V9iZU" title="Hindu holy men listening, in the ashram on Christmas Eve, to the story of the Nativity. Early one evening during my first week in India, I hiked with Emily and her friend Nitin to the temp ..."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-42/472696266_V9iZU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Hindu holy men listening, in the ashram on Christmas Eve, to the story of the Nativity. Early one evening during my first week in India, I hiked with Emily and her friend Nitin to the temp ..." title="Hindu holy men listening, in the ashram on Christmas Eve, to the story of the Nativity. Early one evening during my first week in India, I hiked with Emily and her friend Nitin to the temp ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:24Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-42/472696266_V9iZU-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />This photo is of a Kali shrine in Varanasi. Kali is a Hindu goddess traditionally associated with death and destruction, who is now often thought of as the goddess of time and change, or as ...</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472696143_hTtu5" title="This photo is of a Kali shrine in Varanasi. Kali is a Hindu goddess traditionally associated with death and destruction, who is now often thought of as the goddess of time and change, or as ..."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-41/472696143_hTtu5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This photo is of a Kali shrine in Varanasi. Kali is a Hindu goddess traditionally associated with death and destruction, who is now often thought of as the goddess of time and change, or as ..." title="This photo is of a Kali shrine in Varanasi. Kali is a Hindu goddess traditionally associated with death and destruction, who is now often thought of as the goddess of time and change, or as ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:24Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-41/472696143_hTtu5-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />I took this shot just after midnight on New Year‘s Eve. This is Sivananda Ashram’s first aarti (fire blessing) of 2009.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472695934_iGFYh" title="I took this shot just after midnight on New Year‘s Eve. This is Sivananda Ashram’s first aarti (fire blessing) of 2009."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-40/472695934_iGFYh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="I took this shot just after midnight on New Year‘s Eve. This is Sivananda Ashram’s first aarti (fire blessing) of 2009." title="I took this shot just after midnight on New Year‘s Eve. This is Sivananda Ashram’s first aarti (fire blessing) of 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:24Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-40/472695934_iGFYh-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />At a Hindu wedding the groom must not show his face until the wedding is complete.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472695853_BFm9D" title="At a Hindu wedding the groom must not show his face until the wedding is complete."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-4/472695853_BFm9D-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="At a Hindu wedding the groom must not show his face until the wedding is complete." title="At a Hindu wedding the groom must not show his face until the wedding is complete." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:24Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-4/472695853_BFm9D-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />The tea plantation was a cool and quiet retreat from the crowded heat and humidity of southern India.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472695832_HyrRb" title="The tea plantation was a cool and quiet retreat from the crowded heat and humidity of southern India."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-36/472695832_HyrRb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The tea plantation was a cool and quiet retreat from the crowded heat and humidity of southern India." title="The tea plantation was a cool and quiet retreat from the crowded heat and humidity of southern India." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:24Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-36/472695832_HyrRb-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Swami Muktananda leads the retreat in a pre-meditation chant. Above him is a photo of the ashram’s founder, Swami Sivananda. Sivananda Ashram – a parable One day Swami Muktananda told ...</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472695829_M6y2b" title="Swami Muktananda leads the retreat in a pre-meditation chant. Above him is a photo of the ashram’s founder, Swami Sivananda. Sivananda Ashram – a parable One day Swami Muktananda told ..."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-39/472695829_M6y2b-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Swami Muktananda leads the retreat in a pre-meditation chant. Above him is a photo of the ashram’s founder, Swami Sivananda. Sivananda Ashram – a parable One day Swami Muktananda told ..." title="Swami Muktananda leads the retreat in a pre-meditation chant. Above him is a photo of the ashram’s founder, Swami Sivananda. Sivananda Ashram – a parable One day Swami Muktananda told ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:24Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-39/472695829_M6y2b-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a> </p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472695815_Hor2T" title="rivertext's photo"><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-38/472695815_Hor2T-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="rivertext's photo" title="rivertext's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:24Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-38/472695815_Hor2T-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Agra – the Taj Mahal That the Taj Mahal is only in the background of these photos is just a sign of how much its beauty humbled me. Because the Taj was closed on the morning we were in ...</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472695813_9sBdk" title="Agra – the Taj Mahal That the Taj Mahal is only in the background of these photos is just a sign of how much its beauty humbled me. Because the Taj was closed on the morning we were in ..."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-37/472695813_9sBdk-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Agra – the Taj Mahal That the Taj Mahal is only in the background of these photos is just a sign of how much its beauty humbled me. Because the Taj was closed on the morning we were in ..." title="Agra – the Taj Mahal That the Taj Mahal is only in the background of these photos is just a sign of how much its beauty humbled me. Because the Taj was closed on the morning we were in ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:24Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-37/472695813_9sBdk-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Five elephants are given their morning baths at an elephant training center. More than 700 elephants work or take part in temple ceremonies in Kerala.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472695755_kaX5Y" title="Five elephants are given their morning baths at an elephant training center. More than 700 elephants work or take part in temple ceremonies in Kerala."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-34/472695755_kaX5Y-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Five elephants are given their morning baths at an elephant training center. More than 700 elephants work or take part in temple ceremonies in Kerala." title="Five elephants are given their morning baths at an elephant training center. More than 700 elephants work or take part in temple ceremonies in Kerala." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:24Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-34/472695755_kaX5Y-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />This traditional theater is a fusion of drama and dance; the dancers silently act out stories of passion and betrayal.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472695708_FpoB5" title="This traditional theater is a fusion of drama and dance; the dancers silently act out stories of passion and betrayal."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-35/472695708_FpoB5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This traditional theater is a fusion of drama and dance; the dancers silently act out stories of passion and betrayal." title="This traditional theater is a fusion of drama and dance; the dancers silently act out stories of passion and betrayal." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:24Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-35/472695708_FpoB5-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a> </p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472695643_afVcU" title="rivertext's photo"><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-33/472695643_afVcU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="rivertext's photo" title="rivertext's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:24Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-33/472695643_afVcU-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />A mother grooms her child.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472695576_P5snJ" title="A mother grooms her child."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-32/472695576_P5snJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="A mother grooms her child." title="A mother grooms her child." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:24Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-32/472695576_P5snJ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Here is a visual lesson on how to climb a coconut tree. Kerala Coconuts, cinnamon, rubber, pineapples, pecans and tea – they all grow in Kerala, the penultimate stop of our trip. From t ...</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472695534_j8Lgj" title="Here is a visual lesson on how to climb a coconut tree. Kerala Coconuts, cinnamon, rubber, pineapples, pecans and tea – they all grow in Kerala, the penultimate stop of our trip. From t ..."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-31/472695534_j8Lgj-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Here is a visual lesson on how to climb a coconut tree. Kerala Coconuts, cinnamon, rubber, pineapples, pecans and tea – they all grow in Kerala, the penultimate stop of our trip. From t ..." title="Here is a visual lesson on how to climb a coconut tree. Kerala Coconuts, cinnamon, rubber, pineapples, pecans and tea – they all grow in Kerala, the penultimate stop of our trip. From t ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:24Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-31/472695534_j8Lgj-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Posing is something every American child knows how to do. It was refreshing to take pictures of Indians, like the young man on the left in the top picture, who haven’t yet learned how to a ...</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472695365_g5Arr" title="Posing is something every American child knows how to do. It was refreshing to take pictures of Indians, like the young man on the left in the top picture, who haven’t yet learned how to a ..."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-29/472695365_g5Arr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Posing is something every American child knows how to do. It was refreshing to take pictures of Indians, like the young man on the left in the top picture, who haven’t yet learned how to a ..." title="Posing is something every American child knows how to do. It was refreshing to take pictures of Indians, like the young man on the left in the top picture, who haven’t yet learned how to a ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:24Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-29/472695365_g5Arr-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Meera is from Belgium. In the 1970’s she stopped in Hampi and started taking care of an old holy man who lived in a hut by the river. No one wanted the Sadhu's house when he died, so it be ...</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472695318_Huose" title="Meera is from Belgium. In the 1970’s she stopped in Hampi and started taking care of an old holy man who lived in a hut by the river. No one wanted the Sadhu's house when he died, so it be ..."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-30/472695318_Huose-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Meera is from Belgium. In the 1970’s she stopped in Hampi and started taking care of an old holy man who lived in a hut by the river. No one wanted the Sadhu's house when he died, so it be ..." title="Meera is from Belgium. In the 1970’s she stopped in Hampi and started taking care of an old holy man who lived in a hut by the river. No one wanted the Sadhu's house when he died, so it be ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:24Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-30/472695318_Huose-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Above is a basket boat like the one in which we were ferried across and down the river. It holds up to six adults along with a few children. A river boulder onto which a sacred cow was lon ...</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472695283_pXunZ" title="Above is a basket boat like the one in which we were ferried across and down the river. It holds up to six adults along with a few children. A river boulder onto which a sacred cow was lon ..."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-28/472695283_pXunZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Above is a basket boat like the one in which we were ferried across and down the river. It holds up to six adults along with a few children. A river boulder onto which a sacred cow was lon ..." title="Above is a basket boat like the one in which we were ferried across and down the river. It holds up to six adults along with a few children. A river boulder onto which a sacred cow was lon ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:24Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-28/472695283_pXunZ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Outside the wedding tent for a Hindu marraige in the foothills of the Himalayas, the men dance to a tune played by the village band. © Brian Thomas, 2009</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472695279_kcNur" title="Outside the wedding tent for a Hindu marraige in the foothills of the Himalayas, the men dance to a tune played by the village band. © Brian Thomas, 2009"><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-3/472695279_kcNur-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Outside the wedding tent for a Hindu marraige in the foothills of the Himalayas, the men dance to a tune played by the village band. © Brian Thomas, 2009" title="Outside the wedding tent for a Hindu marraige in the foothills of the Himalayas, the men dance to a tune played by the village band. © Brian Thomas, 2009" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:24Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-3/472695279_kcNur-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />On our first day in Hampi we watched workers build sets in the ancient temples. For the Hampi arts festival these temples were lit up at the night and transformed into theaters.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472694922_UYM95" title="On our first day in Hampi we watched workers build sets in the ancient temples. For the Hampi arts festival these temples were lit up at the night and transformed into theaters."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-27/472694922_UYM95-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="On our first day in Hampi we watched workers build sets in the ancient temples. For the Hampi arts festival these temples were lit up at the night and transformed into theaters." title="On our first day in Hampi we watched workers build sets in the ancient temples. For the Hampi arts festival these temples were lit up at the night and transformed into theaters." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:24Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-27/472694922_UYM95-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Near the end of the ritual, smoke purifies the air and bells are rung.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472694916_qihcP" title="Near the end of the ritual, smoke purifies the air and bells are rung."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-26/472694916_qihcP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Near the end of the ritual, smoke purifies the air and bells are rung." title="Near the end of the ritual, smoke purifies the air and bells are rung." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:24Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-26/472694916_qihcP-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />A candle in the wind – a close-up of one of the candles that ring the ceremony stage.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472694912_8Gbvp" title="A candle in the wind – a close-up of one of the candles that ring the ceremony stage."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-25/472694912_8Gbvp-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="A candle in the wind – a close-up of one of the candles that ring the ceremony stage." title="A candle in the wind – a close-up of one of the candles that ring the ceremony stage." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:24Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-25/472694912_8Gbvp-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Boats on the edge of the Ganges River hold the overflow crowd. A young man sings the ancient songs with somber joy.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472694851_s6Zax" title="Boats on the edge of the Ganges River hold the overflow crowd. A young man sings the ancient songs with somber joy."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-23/472694851_s6Zax-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Boats on the edge of the Ganges River hold the overflow crowd. A young man sings the ancient songs with somber joy." title="Boats on the edge of the Ganges River hold the overflow crowd. A young man sings the ancient songs with somber joy." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:25Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-23/472694851_s6Zax-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />A family lights a sacred lamp before the ritual begins. One of the five priests lined up in a row that simultaneously perform this rite.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472694671_fa367" title="A family lights a sacred lamp before the ritual begins. One of the five priests lined up in a row that simultaneously perform this rite."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-24/472694671_fa367-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="A family lights a sacred lamp before the ritual begins. One of the five priests lined up in a row that simultaneously perform this rite." title="A family lights a sacred lamp before the ritual begins. One of the five priests lined up in a row that simultaneously perform this rite." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:25Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-24/472694671_fa367-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />A bird’s cage is easier to see than a man’s (or a woman’s). Varanasi After that respite in the mountains,Varanasi would test my new found delight with India. Here the dead have as m ...</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472694436_NtmEd" title="A bird’s cage is easier to see than a man’s (or a woman’s). Varanasi After that respite in the mountains,Varanasi would test my new found delight with India. Here the dead have as m ..."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-22/472694436_NtmEd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="A bird’s cage is easier to see than a man’s (or a woman’s). Varanasi After that respite in the mountains,Varanasi would test my new found delight with India. Here the dead have as m ..." title="A bird’s cage is easier to see than a man’s (or a woman’s). Varanasi After that respite in the mountains,Varanasi would test my new found delight with India. Here the dead have as m ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:25Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-22/472694436_NtmEd-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />An ornament atop Ki Monastery lit only by the light of the moon. For breakfast a monk is preparing what he told us was the Dali Lama’s favorite “tea” – he is pouring hot milk into ...</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472694259_GBs82" title="An ornament atop Ki Monastery lit only by the light of the moon. For breakfast a monk is preparing what he told us was the Dali Lama’s favorite “tea” – he is pouring hot milk into ..."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-20/472694259_GBs82-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="An ornament atop Ki Monastery lit only by the light of the moon. For breakfast a monk is preparing what he told us was the Dali Lama’s favorite “tea” – he is pouring hot milk into ..." title="An ornament atop Ki Monastery lit only by the light of the moon. For breakfast a monk is preparing what he told us was the Dali Lama’s favorite “tea” – he is pouring hot milk into ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:25Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-20/472694259_GBs82-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a> </p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472694232_KQsYG" title="rivertext's photo"><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-21/472694232_KQsYG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="rivertext's photo" title="rivertext's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:25Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-21/472694232_KQsYG-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />This blank page is here to keep the two page spreads as they appear in the book. This blank page lies opposite the title page below. When the shaded center of the book is on the right it "po ...</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472694144_78qsM" title="This blank page is here to keep the two page spreads as they appear in the book. This blank page lies opposite the title page below. When the shaded center of the book is on the right it "po ..."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-2/472694144_78qsM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This blank page is here to keep the two page spreads as they appear in the book. This blank page lies opposite the title page below. When the shaded center of the book is on the right it "po ..." title="This blank page is here to keep the two page spreads as they appear in the book. This blank page lies opposite the title page below. When the shaded center of the book is on the right it "po ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:25Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-2/472694144_78qsM-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />This is a finial atop the 1100 years old Dhanka monastery. To the right, the daughter of a monk at this Tibetan Buddhist monastery says goodbye to Lily. Where’s Lily? I have just 3 thing ...</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472694083_PTAyD" title="This is a finial atop the 1100 years old Dhanka monastery. To the right, the daughter of a monk at this Tibetan Buddhist monastery says goodbye to Lily. Where’s Lily? I have just 3 thing ..."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-18/472694083_PTAyD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This is a finial atop the 1100 years old Dhanka monastery. To the right, the daughter of a monk at this Tibetan Buddhist monastery says goodbye to Lily. Where’s Lily? I have just 3 thing ..." title="This is a finial atop the 1100 years old Dhanka monastery. To the right, the daughter of a monk at this Tibetan Buddhist monastery says goodbye to Lily. Where’s Lily? I have just 3 thing ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:25Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-18/472694083_PTAyD-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Sometimes the road widened to make room for a roadside temple or a restaurant. I took this picture while our vehicle was receiving a full 15 minute spiritual realignment from a priest of thi ...</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472694051_zFpyt" title="Sometimes the road widened to make room for a roadside temple or a restaurant. I took this picture while our vehicle was receiving a full 15 minute spiritual realignment from a priest of thi ..."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-16/472694051_zFpyt-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Sometimes the road widened to make room for a roadside temple or a restaurant. I took this picture while our vehicle was receiving a full 15 minute spiritual realignment from a priest of thi ..." title="Sometimes the road widened to make room for a roadside temple or a restaurant. I took this picture while our vehicle was receiving a full 15 minute spiritual realignment from a priest of thi ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:25Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-16/472694051_zFpyt-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Organization is decoration at this one room restaurant run by three Tibetan women.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472694019_6jnzw" title="Organization is decoration at this one room restaurant run by three Tibetan women."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-17/472694019_6jnzw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Organization is decoration at this one room restaurant run by three Tibetan women." title="Organization is decoration at this one room restaurant run by three Tibetan women." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:25Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-17/472694019_6jnzw-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a> </p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472693840_K76LA" title="rivertext's photo"><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-13/472693840_K76LA-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="rivertext's photo" title="rivertext's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:25Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-13/472693840_K76LA-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Into the Himalayas The Sadhu on the right pops out of one of the yellow temple buildings seen on the facing page to adjust and certify the spiritual balance of each vehicle that pauses ther ...</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472693820_XEpXD" title="Into the Himalayas The Sadhu on the right pops out of one of the yellow temple buildings seen on the facing page to adjust and certify the spiritual balance of each vehicle that pauses ther ..."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-14/472693820_XEpXD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Into the Himalayas The Sadhu on the right pops out of one of the yellow temple buildings seen on the facing page to adjust and certify the spiritual balance of each vehicle that pauses ther ..." title="Into the Himalayas The Sadhu on the right pops out of one of the yellow temple buildings seen on the facing page to adjust and certify the spiritual balance of each vehicle that pauses ther ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:25Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-14/472693820_XEpXD-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />All night long men bathe in the light of the Golden Temple. This man’s hand grasps a chain (not visible here) that is attached to the outer wall of the pool.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472693765_2EdM5" title="All night long men bathe in the light of the Golden Temple. This man’s hand grasps a chain (not visible here) that is attached to the outer wall of the pool."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-12/472693765_2EdM5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="All night long men bathe in the light of the Golden Temple. This man’s hand grasps a chain (not visible here) that is attached to the outer wall of the pool." title="All night long men bathe in the light of the Golden Temple. This man’s hand grasps a chain (not visible here) that is attached to the outer wall of the pool." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:25Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-12/472693765_2EdM5-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />This is a book of photographs from the last four months of 2008 when I was traveling in India with friends I made during my stay in Turkey. Ki (to the right), is a Tibetan Buddhist monas ...</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472693718_d9CaK" title="This is a book of photographs from the last four months of 2008 when I was traveling in India with friends I made during my stay in Turkey. Ki (to the right), is a Tibetan Buddhist monas ..."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-1/472693718_d9CaK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This is a book of photographs from the last four months of 2008 when I was traveling in India with friends I made during my stay in Turkey. Ki (to the right), is a Tibetan Buddhist monas ..." title="This is a book of photographs from the last four months of 2008 when I was traveling in India with friends I made during my stay in Turkey. Ki (to the right), is a Tibetan Buddhist monas ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:25Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-1/472693718_d9CaK-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />The faithful sleep on the marble floors of the courtyards and corridors. Foreigners are given a big common room full of beds to sleep in. In the top photo, a horn is blown to signal the i ...</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/7344740_RMt4r#472693693_37Fmh" title="The faithful sleep on the marble floors of the courtyards and corridors. Foreigners are given a big common room full of beds to sleep in. In the top photo, a horn is blown to signal the i ..."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-10/472693693_37Fmh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The faithful sleep on the marble floors of the courtyards and corridors. Foreigners are given a big common room full of beds to sleep in. In the top photo, a horn is blown to signal the i ..." title="The faithful sleep on the marble floors of the courtyards and corridors. Foreigners are given a big common room full of beds to sleep in. In the top photo, a horn is blown to signal the i ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:25Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/This-is-India/screen-capture-10/472693693_37Fmh-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Exterior of Kee monastery, the last and largest monastery I visited.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395394207_AVwyR" title="Exterior of Kee monastery, the last and largest monastery I visited."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/IMGP5780/395394207_AVwyR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="Exterior of Kee monastery, the last and largest monastery I visited." title="Exterior of Kee monastery, the last and largest monastery I visited." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-23T14:53:35Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/IMGP5780/395394207_AVwyR-Th.jpg 2008-10-12 09:15:39 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />This and the next photo are portaits of the cook at two roadside restaurants.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395394101_4V7Yk" title="This and the next photo are portaits of the cook at two roadside restaurants."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/IMGP4840/395394101_4V7Yk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="This and the next photo are portaits of the cook at two roadside restaurants." title="This and the next photo are portaits of the cook at two roadside restaurants." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-23T14:47:38Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/IMGP4840/395394101_4V7Yk-Th.jpg 2008-10-04 17:20:21 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />A view of Nako, my favorite Himalayan village.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395394022_LMPdh" title="A view of Nako, my favorite Himalayan village."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/IMGP5357/395394022_LMPdh-Th.jpg" width="106" height="150" alt="A view of Nako, my favorite Himalayan village." title="A view of Nako, my favorite Himalayan village." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-23T14:53:35Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/IMGP5357/395394022_LMPdh-Th.jpg 2008-10-09 08:12:12 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Chitkul, the closest Indian village to the Chinese border.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395393970_SWahB" title="Chitkul, the closest Indian village to the Chinese border."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/IMGP5067/395393970_SWahB-Th.jpg" width="107" height="150" alt="Chitkul, the closest Indian village to the Chinese border." title="Chitkul, the closest Indian village to the Chinese border." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-23T14:40:35Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/IMGP5067/395393970_SWahB-Th.jpg 2008-10-06 10:23:52 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a> </p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395393888_vXCvV" title="rivertext's photo"><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/IMGP5100/395393888_vXCvV-Th.jpg" width="107" height="150" alt="rivertext's photo" title="rivertext's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-24T19:24:13Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/IMGP5100/395393888_vXCvV-Th.jpg 2008-10-06 12:21:40 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Dhankar monastery is the oldest Tibetan monastery in India. It is over 1100 years old.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395393835_bXPjs" title="Dhankar monastery is the oldest Tibetan monastery in India. It is over 1100 years old."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/IMGP5530/395393835_bXPjs-Th.jpg" width="106" height="150" alt="Dhankar monastery is the oldest Tibetan monastery in India. It is over 1100 years old." title="Dhankar monastery is the oldest Tibetan monastery in India. It is over 1100 years old." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-23T14:53:35Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/IMGP5530/395393835_bXPjs-Th.jpg 2008-10-10 14:03:05 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Finial on the roof of Dhanka monastery.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395393792_cUais" title="Finial on the roof of Dhanka monastery."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/IMGP5457/395393792_cUais-Th.jpg" width="106" height="150" alt="Finial on the roof of Dhanka monastery." title="Finial on the roof of Dhanka monastery." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-23T14:53:35Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/IMGP5457/395393792_cUais-Th.jpg 2008-10-10 12:49:48 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />A monk preparing the Dali Lama's favorite 'tea' - he is pouring hot milk into the butter churn.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395393696_j4Fgm" title="A monk preparing the Dali Lama's favorite 'tea' - he is pouring hot milk into the butter churn."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/IMGP5759/395393696_j4Fgm-Th.jpg" width="106" height="150" alt="A monk preparing the Dali Lama's favorite 'tea' - he is pouring hot milk into the butter churn." title="A monk preparing the Dali Lama's favorite 'tea' - he is pouring hot milk into the butter churn." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-23T15:02:37Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/IMGP5759/395393696_j4Fgm-Th.jpg 2008-10-12 07:58:09 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Monastery prayer flags against the evening sky.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395393632_EpvgJ" title="Monastery prayer flags against the evening sky."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/IMGP5310/395393632_EpvgJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="Monastery prayer flags against the evening sky." title="Monastery prayer flags against the evening sky." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-23T14:53:35Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/IMGP5310/395393632_EpvgJ-Th.jpg 2008-10-08 17:18:08 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />A monastery finial photographed by moonlight. (I spent the night there.)</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395377807_W4RYD" title="A monastery finial photographed by moonlight. (I spent the night there.)"><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/IMGP5732/395377807_W4RYD-Th.jpg" width="107" height="150" alt="A monastery finial photographed by moonlight. (I spent the night there.)" title="A monastery finial photographed by moonlight. (I spent the night there.)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-23T14:53:35Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/IMGP5732/395377807_W4RYD-Th.jpg 2008-10-11 20:38:12 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />The monastery at Tabu shows a humble, boring mud surface to the world. Inside are the finest Tibetan Buddhist paintings anywhere in the world -- but you can't photograph them.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395377729_gLisM" title="The monastery at Tabu shows a humble, boring mud surface to the world. Inside are the finest Tibetan Buddhist paintings anywhere in the world -- but you can't photograph them."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/IMGP5447/395377729_gLisM-Th.jpg" width="107" height="150" alt="The monastery at Tabu shows a humble, boring mud surface to the world. Inside are the finest Tibetan Buddhist paintings anywhere in the world -- but you can't photograph them." title="The monastery at Tabu shows a humble, boring mud surface to the world. Inside are the finest Tibetan Buddhist paintings anywhere in the world -- but you can't photograph them." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-23T14:53:35Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/IMGP5447/395377729_gLisM-Th.jpg 2008-10-09 15:48:14 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Prayer drum, books and altars in a storage room in the monastery.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395377686_TyDjU" title="Prayer drum, books and altars in a storage room in the monastery."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/IMGP5429/395377686_TyDjU-Th.jpg" width="107" height="150" alt="Prayer drum, books and altars in a storage room in the monastery." title="Prayer drum, books and altars in a storage room in the monastery." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-23T14:53:35Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/IMGP5429/395377686_TyDjU-Th.jpg 2008-10-09 10:27:20 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />One of the ancient temples in the monastery.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395377498_CJDTU" title="One of the ancient temples in the monastery."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/IMGP5280/395377498_CJDTU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="One of the ancient temples in the monastery." title="One of the ancient temples in the monastery." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-23T14:53:35Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/IMGP5280/395377498_CJDTU-Th.jpg 2008-10-08 17:00:16 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />A monk drinking the hot butter milk "tea".</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395377436_NDP8j" title="A monk drinking the hot butter milk "tea"."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/39IMGP5679/395377436_NDP8j-Th.jpg" width="107" height="150" alt="A monk drinking the hot butter milk "tea"." title="A monk drinking the hot butter milk "tea"." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-23T14:53:35Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/39IMGP5679/395377436_NDP8j-Th.jpg 2008-10-11 18:23:06 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Monastery finial in the very late afternoon.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395377380_hq9gj" title="Monastery finial in the very late afternoon."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/38IMGP5629/395377380_hq9gj-Th.jpg" width="107" height="150" alt="Monastery finial in the very late afternoon." title="Monastery finial in the very late afternoon." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-23T14:53:35Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/38IMGP5629/395377380_hq9gj-Th.jpg 2008-10-11 16:33:48 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />The head monk's daughter.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395377043_rHcNZ" title="The head monk's daughter."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/33IMGP5467/395377043_rHcNZ-Th.jpg" width="107" height="150" alt="The head monk's daughter." title="The head monk's daughter." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-23T14:53:35Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/33IMGP5467/395377043_rHcNZ-Th.jpg 2008-10-10 12:53:58 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />A portrait of Dhanka's head monk in the antechamber of the temple.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395376995_2RqEj" title="A portrait of Dhanka's head monk in the antechamber of the temple."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/32IMGP5470/395376995_2RqEj-Th.jpg" width="107" height="150" alt="A portrait of Dhanka's head monk in the antechamber of the temple." title="A portrait of Dhanka's head monk in the antechamber of the temple." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-23T14:53:35Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/32IMGP5470/395376995_2RqEj-Th.jpg 2008-10-10 12:59:08 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />More of Dhanka monastery</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395376932_RCnJT" title="More of Dhanka monastery"><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/31IMGP5515/395376932_RCnJT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="More of Dhanka monastery" title="More of Dhanka monastery" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-23T14:53:35Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/31IMGP5515/395376932_RCnJT-Th.jpg 2008-10-10 13:55:11 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Monastery fresco.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395376794_VauqF" title="Monastery fresco."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/29IMGP5203/395376794_VauqF-Th.jpg" width="106" height="150" alt="Monastery fresco." title="Monastery fresco." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-23T14:53:35Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/29IMGP5203/395376794_VauqF-Th.jpg 2008-10-08 16:07:15 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Prayer wheels outside of the Nako monastery.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395376686_pqDm3" title="Prayer wheels outside of the Nako monastery."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/28IMGP5409/395376686_pqDm3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="Prayer wheels outside of the Nako monastery." title="Prayer wheels outside of the Nako monastery." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-23T14:53:35Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/28IMGP5409/395376686_pqDm3-Th.jpg 2008-10-09 09:55:26 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Shepherd with goats.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395376592_7j9UM" title="Shepherd with goats."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/27IMGP5391/395376592_7j9UM-Th.jpg" width="107" height="150" alt="Shepherd with goats." title="Shepherd with goats." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-23T14:57:10Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/27IMGP5391/395376592_7j9UM-Th.jpg 2008-10-09 08:38:44 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />A typical 'street' in Nako.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395376396_uHF3R" title="A typical 'street' in Nako."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/23IMGP5399/395376396_uHF3R-Th.jpg" width="107" height="150" alt="A typical 'street' in Nako." title="A typical 'street' in Nako." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-23T14:53:35Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/23IMGP5399/395376396_uHF3R-Th.jpg 2008-10-09 09:48:30 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />The morning goat-jam in Nako as the goats all head out to pasture.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395376313_YtXRo" title="The morning goat-jam in Nako as the goats all head out to pasture."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/22IMGP5378/395376313_YtXRo-Th.jpg" width="107" height="150" alt="The morning goat-jam in Nako as the goats all head out to pasture." title="The morning goat-jam in Nako as the goats all head out to pasture." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-24T19:25:00Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/22IMGP5378/395376313_YtXRo-Th.jpg 2008-10-09 08:36:56 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />The girls of Nako.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395376243_pwmaH" title="The girls of Nako."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/21IMGP5329/395376243_pwmaH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="106" alt="The girls of Nako." title="The girls of Nako." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-23T14:53:35Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/21IMGP5329/395376243_pwmaH-Th.jpg 2008-10-08 17:35:37 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Landscape with tin-roofed home between Sangla and Nako.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395376156_3utT6" title="Landscape with tin-roofed home between Sangla and Nako."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/19IMGP5087/395376156_3utT6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="Landscape with tin-roofed home between Sangla and Nako." title="Landscape with tin-roofed home between Sangla and Nako." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-23T14:52:35Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/19IMGP5087/395376156_3utT6-Th.jpg 2008-10-06 12:14:02 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Apple eaters I photographed on the way back from the temple.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395375977_BAYuY" title="Apple eaters I photographed on the way back from the temple."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/17kIMGP5046-flat/395375977_BAYuY-Th.jpg" width="107" height="150" alt="Apple eaters I photographed on the way back from the temple." title="Apple eaters I photographed on the way back from the temple." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-23T14:40:35Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/17kIMGP5046-flat/395375977_BAYuY-Th.jpg 2008-10-06 07:33:18 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />The elephant god and his vehicle -- the mouse.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395375816_shqx4" title="The elephant god and his vehicle -- the mouse."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/16IMGP5035/395375816_shqx4-Th.jpg" width="107" height="150" alt="The elephant god and his vehicle -- the mouse." title="The elephant god and his vehicle -- the mouse." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-23T14:40:35Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/16IMGP5035/395375816_shqx4-Th.jpg 2008-10-06 07:12:02 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />The next photo is a close-up of the embossed metal of these temple doors.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395375718_MSDjW" title="The next photo is a close-up of the embossed metal of these temple doors."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/15IMGP5028/395375718_MSDjW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="The next photo is a close-up of the embossed metal of these temple doors." title="The next photo is a close-up of the embossed metal of these temple doors." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-24T19:22:15Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/15IMGP5028/395375718_MSDjW-Th.jpg 2008-10-06 07:06:59 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Villagers in a temple square on the way up to Sangla's ancient temple.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395375645_GdrRB" title="Villagers in a temple square on the way up to Sangla's ancient temple."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/14IMGP4977/395375645_GdrRB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="Villagers in a temple square on the way up to Sangla's ancient temple." title="Villagers in a temple square on the way up to Sangla's ancient temple." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-23T14:50:58Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/14IMGP4977/395375645_GdrRB-Th.jpg 2008-10-06 06:18:16 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />A shrine near the Hindu temple in Sangla.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395375559_baxLh" title="A shrine near the Hindu temple in Sangla."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/13IMGP4993/395375559_baxLh-Th.jpg" width="107" height="150" alt="A shrine near the Hindu temple in Sangla." title="A shrine near the Hindu temple in Sangla." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-23T14:49:39Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/13IMGP4993/395375559_baxLh-Th.jpg 2008-10-06 06:30:10 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a> </p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395375503_2kcbB" title="rivertext's photo"><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/12IMGP5146/395375503_2kcbB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="rivertext's photo" title="rivertext's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-23T14:40:35Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/12IMGP5146/395375503_2kcbB-Th.jpg 2008-10-07 13:46:49 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Prayer flags at the first Buddhist monastery we visited.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395375483_U5JZB" title="Prayer flags at the first Buddhist monastery we visited."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/11IMGP5116/395375483_U5JZB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="106" alt="Prayer flags at the first Buddhist monastery we visited." title="Prayer flags at the first Buddhist monastery we visited." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-23T14:40:35Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/11IMGP5116/395375483_U5JZB-Th.jpg 2008-10-07 11:03:08 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Our first scheduled stop was a three kilometer hike up Hattu Peak.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395375346_THJ26" title="Our first scheduled stop was a three kilometer hike up Hattu Peak."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/08IMGP4816/395375346_THJ26-Th.jpg" width="119" height="150" alt="Our first scheduled stop was a three kilometer hike up Hattu Peak." title="Our first scheduled stop was a three kilometer hike up Hattu Peak." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-23T14:46:20Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/08IMGP4816/395375346_THJ26-Th.jpg 2008-10-04 11:17:58 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Our driver never met a truck (or car) he didn't pass. Usually the road was half the width of this road.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395375306_3Djbx" title="Our driver never met a truck (or car) he didn't pass. Usually the road was half the width of this road."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/07IMGP4922/395375306_3Djbx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="Our driver never met a truck (or car) he didn't pass. Usually the road was half the width of this road." title="Our driver never met a truck (or car) he didn't pass. Usually the road was half the width of this road." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-23T14:40:35Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/07IMGP4922/395375306_3Djbx-Th.jpg 2008-10-05 09:57:40 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Our driver chats with my traveling companion during a photo stop.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395375248_PoRvm" title="Our driver chats with my traveling companion during a photo stop."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/06IMGP4961/395375248_PoRvm-Th.jpg" width="150" height="106" alt="Our driver chats with my traveling companion during a photo stop." title="Our driver chats with my traveling companion during a photo stop." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-24T19:19:25Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/06IMGP4961/395375248_PoRvm-Th.jpg 2008-10-05 12:59:26 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Hair pin turns on roads like this were why the car needed to be in top physical and spiritual shape.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395375179_XebFj" title="Hair pin turns on roads like this were why the car needed to be in top physical and spiritual shape."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/05IMGP4929/395375179_XebFj-Th.jpg" width="107" height="150" alt="Hair pin turns on roads like this were why the car needed to be in top physical and spiritual shape." title="Hair pin turns on roads like this were why the car needed to be in top physical and spiritual shape." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-23T14:40:35Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/05IMGP4929/395375179_XebFj-Th.jpg 2008-10-05 09:59:36 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />At this road side temple our car was fully sanctified.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395375059_V8Lh5" title="At this road side temple our car was fully sanctified."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/03IMGP4902/395375059_V8Lh5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="At this road side temple our car was fully sanctified." title="At this road side temple our car was fully sanctified." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-24T19:18:41Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/03IMGP4902/395375059_V8Lh5-Th.jpg 2008-10-05 09:47:10 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />This holy man pops out of the shrine to give each car that stops a quick blessing.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395374995_iz7B4" title="This holy man pops out of the shrine to give each car that stops a quick blessing."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/02IMGP5107/395374995_iz7B4-Th.jpg" width="106" height="150" alt="This holy man pops out of the shrine to give each car that stops a quick blessing." title="This holy man pops out of the shrine to give each car that stops a quick blessing." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-24T19:18:11Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/02IMGP5107/395374995_iz7B4-Th.jpg 2008-10-07 08:57:05 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />A roadside Hindu shrine in the Himalayas.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/6264050_vEFV9#395374935_ixXTT" title="A roadside Hindu shrine in the Himalayas."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/01IMGP4971/395374935_ixXTT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="106" alt="A roadside Hindu shrine in the Himalayas." title="A roadside Hindu shrine in the Himalayas." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-24T19:16:57Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/In-the-Himalayas/01IMGP4971/395374935_ixXTT-Th.jpg 2008-10-05 13:08:19 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />So I took most of the night photography shift, and my friend Emily took the morning shift. Here in this picture I caught up with her when she was showing this Sikh family the photograph she ...</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/Sleeping-in-the-Golden-Temple/5996231_no6Cj#374686911_xzXv3" title="So I took most of the night photography shift, and my friend Emily took the morning shift. Here in this picture I caught up with her when she was showing this Sikh family the photograph she ..."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/Sleeping-in-the-Golden-Temple/IMGP4078/374686911_xzXv3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="119" alt="So I took most of the night photography shift, and my friend Emily took the morning shift. Here in this picture I caught up with her when she was showing this Sikh family the photograph she ..." title="So I took most of the night photography shift, and my friend Emily took the morning shift. Here in this picture I caught up with her when she was showing this Sikh family the photograph she ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-09-17T11:26:25Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/Sleeping-in-the-Golden-Temple/IMGP4078/374686911_xzXv3-Th.jpg 2008-09-14 03:51:32 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Their temple also seems to be a living thing. 24/7 its dining hall serves tens of thousands of people each day. Here you see the buckets that are used to clean the temple with milk and water ...</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/Sleeping-in-the-Golden-Temple/5996231_no6Cj#374686786_faPBE" title="Their temple also seems to be a living thing. 24/7 its dining hall serves tens of thousands of people each day. Here you see the buckets that are used to clean the temple with milk and water ..."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/Sleeping-in-the-Golden-Temple/IMGP4304/374686786_faPBE-Th.jpg" width="107" height="150" alt="Their temple also seems to be a living thing. 24/7 its dining hall serves tens of thousands of people each day. Here you see the buckets that are used to clean the temple with milk and water ..." title="Their temple also seems to be a living thing. 24/7 its dining hall serves tens of thousands of people each day. Here you see the buckets that are used to clean the temple with milk and water ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-09-17T11:39:01Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/Sleeping-in-the-Golden-Temple/IMGP4304/374686786_faPBE-Th.jpg 2008-09-14 22:50:46 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Late at night this Sikh seems to bathe in the temple's reflection.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/Sleeping-in-the-Golden-Temple/5996231_no6Cj#374686549_jLdfY" title="Late at night this Sikh seems to bathe in the temple's reflection."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/Sleeping-in-the-Golden-Temple/IMGP4261/374686549_jLdfY-Th.jpg" width="106" height="150" alt="Late at night this Sikh seems to bathe in the temple's reflection." title="Late at night this Sikh seems to bathe in the temple's reflection." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-09-17T11:36:18Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/Sleeping-in-the-Golden-Temple/IMGP4261/374686549_jLdfY-Th.jpg 2008-09-14 22:30:08 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Sleepers line the sacred man-made lake, and the corridors and rooms of an adjoining building (where we slept).</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/Sleeping-in-the-Golden-Temple/5996231_no6Cj#374686369_hrPJb" title="Sleepers line the sacred man-made lake, and the corridors and rooms of an adjoining building (where we slept)."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/Sleeping-in-the-Golden-Temple/sleeping-intemple-flat/374686369_hrPJb-Th.jpg" width="107" height="150" alt="Sleepers line the sacred man-made lake, and the corridors and rooms of an adjoining building (where we slept)." title="Sleepers line the sacred man-made lake, and the corridors and rooms of an adjoining building (where we slept)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:25Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/Sleeping-in-the-Golden-Temple/sleeping-intemple-flat/374686369_hrPJb-Th.jpg 2008-09-14 20:46:14 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />The Sikhs believe that, in some mysterious way, the enlightened selves of their gurus live on in their sacred book. The book is lying on a pillow in the carrier.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/Sleeping-in-the-Golden-Temple/5996231_no6Cj#374686202_t8yWW" title="The Sikhs believe that, in some mysterious way, the enlightened selves of their gurus live on in their sacred book. The book is lying on a pillow in the carrier."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/Sleeping-in-the-Golden-Temple/IMGP4197/374686202_t8yWW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="106" alt="The Sikhs believe that, in some mysterious way, the enlightened selves of their gurus live on in their sacred book. The book is lying on a pillow in the carrier." title="The Sikhs believe that, in some mysterious way, the enlightened selves of their gurus live on in their sacred book. The book is lying on a pillow in the carrier." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-09-17T11:37:26Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/Sleeping-in-the-Golden-Temple/IMGP4197/374686202_t8yWW-Th.jpg 2008-09-14 18:54:34 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Every night, this horn is blown to signal the departure from the Golden Temple of the sacred book of the Sikhs.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/Sleeping-in-the-Golden-Temple/5996231_no6Cj#374686022_DUiru" title="Every night, this horn is blown to signal the departure from the Golden Temple of the sacred book of the Sikhs."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/Sleeping-in-the-Golden-Temple/IMGP4196/374686022_DUiru-Th.jpg" width="150" height="106" alt="Every night, this horn is blown to signal the departure from the Golden Temple of the sacred book of the Sikhs." title="Every night, this horn is blown to signal the departure from the Golden Temple of the sacred book of the Sikhs." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-09-17T11:28:00Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/Sleeping-in-the-Golden-Temple/IMGP4196/374686022_DUiru-Th.jpg 2008-09-14 18:54:10 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />Then the band began to play...</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/My-First-Indian-Wedding/5955192_F9fCW#373790630_RkXFZ" title="Then the band began to play..."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/My-First-Indian-Wedding/Hindu-wedding-04/373790630_RkXFZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="Then the band began to play..." title="Then the band began to play..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:26Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/My-First-Indian-Wedding/Hindu-wedding-04/373790630_RkXFZ-Th.jpg 2008-09-11 11:50:37 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a> </p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/My-First-Indian-Wedding/5955192_F9fCW#373747214_tHEiB" title="rivertext's photo"><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/My-First-Indian-Wedding/Hindu-wedding-16/373747214_tHEiB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="rivertext's photo" title="rivertext's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:26Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/My-First-Indian-Wedding/Hindu-wedding-16/373747214_tHEiB-Th.jpg 2008-09-11 14:40:34 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />The rice she spills from her hands is a blessing for fertility.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/My-First-Indian-Wedding/5955192_F9fCW#373747189_F4pnr" title="The rice she spills from her hands is a blessing for fertility."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/My-First-Indian-Wedding/Hindu-wedding-15/373747189_F4pnr-Th.jpg" width="107" height="150" alt="The rice she spills from her hands is a blessing for fertility." title="The rice she spills from her hands is a blessing for fertility." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:26Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/My-First-Indian-Wedding/Hindu-wedding-15/373747189_F4pnr-Th.jpg 2008-09-11 13:45:17 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />The bride and groom sit while the traditional marriage blessings are performed. It is also traditional for the bride to look unhappy at this point because she is leaving the home of her fami ...</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/My-First-Indian-Wedding/5955192_F9fCW#373747078_VKkca" title="The bride and groom sit while the traditional marriage blessings are performed. It is also traditional for the bride to look unhappy at this point because she is leaving the home of her fami ..."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/My-First-Indian-Wedding/Hindu-wedding-13/373747078_VKkca-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="The bride and groom sit while the traditional marriage blessings are performed. It is also traditional for the bride to look unhappy at this point because she is leaving the home of her fami ..." title="The bride and groom sit while the traditional marriage blessings are performed. It is also traditional for the bride to look unhappy at this point because she is leaving the home of her fami ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:26Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/My-First-Indian-Wedding/Hindu-wedding-13/373747078_VKkca-Th-1.jpg 2008-09-11 14:03:16 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a> </p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/My-First-Indian-Wedding/5955192_F9fCW#373747045_5mvFq" title="rivertext's photo"><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/My-First-Indian-Wedding/Hindu-wedding-12/373747045_5mvFq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="rivertext's photo" title="rivertext's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:26Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/My-First-Indian-Wedding/Hindu-wedding-12/373747045_5mvFq-Th.jpg 2008-09-11 13:15:05 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />While we waited for the bride and groom, these children asked me to take their pictures.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/My-First-Indian-Wedding/5955192_F9fCW#373747023_btfZh" title="While we waited for the bride and groom, these children asked me to take their pictures."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/My-First-Indian-Wedding/Hindu-wedding-11/373747023_btfZh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="While we waited for the bride and groom, these children asked me to take their pictures." title="While we waited for the bride and groom, these children asked me to take their pictures." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:26Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/My-First-Indian-Wedding/Hindu-wedding-11/373747023_btfZh-Th.jpg 2008-09-11 12:41:53 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />The women danced inside the tent (photo by Emily Hansen).</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/My-First-Indian-Wedding/5955192_F9fCW#373747007_vGcGb" title="The women danced inside the tent (photo by Emily Hansen)."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/My-First-Indian-Wedding/Hindu-wedding-10/373747007_vGcGb-Th-1.jpg" width="106" height="150" alt="The women danced inside the tent (photo by Emily Hansen)." title="The women danced inside the tent (photo by Emily Hansen)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:26Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/My-First-Indian-Wedding/Hindu-wedding-10/373747007_vGcGb-Th-1.jpg 2008-09-11 13:54:54 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />... to announce the arrival of the groom.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/My-First-Indian-Wedding/5955192_F9fCW#373746956_Vnsky" title="... to announce the arrival of the groom."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/My-First-Indian-Wedding/Hindu-wedding-09/373746956_Vnsky-Th.jpg" width="150" height="106" alt="... to announce the arrival of the groom." title="... to announce the arrival of the groom." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:26Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/My-First-Indian-Wedding/Hindu-wedding-09/373746956_Vnsky-Th.jpg 2008-09-11 12:46:57 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />A little later the band played a rousing tune...</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/My-First-Indian-Wedding/5955192_F9fCW#373746925_wDjC6" title="A little later the band played a rousing tune..."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/My-First-Indian-Wedding/Hindu-wedding-08/373746925_wDjC6-Th.jpg" width="107" height="150" alt="A little later the band played a rousing tune..." title="A little later the band played a rousing tune..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T16:17:26Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/My-First-Indian-Wedding/Hindu-wedding-08/373746925_wDjC6-Th.jpg 2008-09-11 12:45:51 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />The bride arrived to a vibrant welcome.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/My-First-Indian-Wedding/5955192_F9fCW#373746903_r7kxY" title="The bride arrived to a vibrant welcome."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/My-First-Indian-Wedding/Hindu-wedding-07/373746903_r7kxY-Th.jpg" width="107" height="150" alt="The bride arrived to a vibrant welcome." title="The bride arrived to a vibrant welcome." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-09-15T23:50:38Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/My-First-Indian-Wedding/Hindu-wedding-07/373746903_r7kxY-Th.jpg 2008-09-11 12:27:23 <p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com">rivertext</a><br />... and the men began to dance.</p><p><a href="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/My-First-Indian-Wedding/5955192_F9fCW#373746840_CZ4mT" title="... and the men began to dance."><img src="http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/My-First-Indian-Wedding/Hindu-wedding-05/373746840_CZ4mT-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="... and the men began to dance." title="... and the men began to dance." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-09-15T23:08:38Z rivertext http://rivertext.smugmug.com http://rivertext.smugmug.com/Travel/My-First-Indian-Wedding/Hindu-wedding-05/373746840_CZ4mT-Th-1.jpg 2008-09-11 12:04:42