Gazette 104
INDIA 6-16 October 2011
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View up the valley from the temple upper storey / Getting nearer the high mountains
In Tawang, this novice nun was utterly bemused by us / Sheila & guide with old Monpa lady
Sheila at Gaden Namgyal Lhatse in Tawang, where we received the blessing from the abbot Guru Tulku Rinpoche /
En route to Zemithang we were very near the Bhutan border
Enjoying another lunch of rotis & potato/lentil curry (driver in background|) / Sheila & guide at Gorsar Chörten near Zemithang
Sheila & the chörten / Derek at some roadside large water driven prayer wheels
In Kyalengteng village, we were welcomed into the home of a Monpa family, annointed with millet flour
(normally part of the New Year celebrations) & required to drink three glasses of rice beer
Our visit gave our hosts much pleasure (we promised to send them photographs of the occasion)
Helping to remove a road obstacle / Health & safety #2 - Sheila boiling a kettle balanced on a TV whilst drinking a large glass of gin
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