IndienState of OdishaPuriKetakipatana19°53’12” N 85°49’48” E
11. November 2019 in Indien ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Traditional dance. These are all male dancers. They were accompanied by a harmonium and drum, with a singer sometimes. Unfortunately, I can't post a video. I hope these pictures do justice to theseWeiterlesen
IndienState of OdishaPuriKetakipatana19°53’12” N 85°49’48” E
11. November 2019 in Indien ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Heritage village supported by the Indian government. In this car, the village is traditional artisans an traditional dancers (see another post). Each house is an artisan family. From here theWeiterlesen
IndienWestbengalenKolkataHastings22°32’36” N 88°20’36” E
15. November 2019 in Indien ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
The city formerly known as Calcutta. Served as the capital of the British Raj until 1911 when they moved the capital to Delhi. Lots here. The 1st picture is the Victoria memorial built in the earlyWeiterlesen
IndienWestbengalenDarjilingTungsung BastiDarjeeling27°2’12” N 88°15’48” E
17. November 2019 in Indien ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Yes, this is the place where the famous tea comes from. (Don't tell anyone, but this is Chinese tea, grown from seeds imported by the British. Turns out the clinate and soils are perfect.). 2nd is theWeiterlesen
IndienSikkimEast DistrictChandmari27°20’42” N 88°37’18” E
19. November 2019 in Indien ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Located on a mountainside above Gangtok. Many of the enclosure are large, approximating the animal's natural habitat. Sadly, their snow leopard was at the animal hospital.
The animals here are theWeiterlesen
IndienSikkimEast DistrictGangtok27°19’50” N 88°36’37” E
19. November 2019 in Indien ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
City in Sikkim, a part of India since 1975, located between Nepal and Bhutan in the Himalayas. There are large expat Tibetan and Nepali communities here. Unfortunately, the clouds have been on usWeiterlesen
IndienSikkimEast DistrictTādong27°17’18” N 88°33’42” E
20. November 2019 in Indien ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Rumtek Dharma Center. This is the main monastery of the Black Hat sect of Buddhism.
The 1st picture shows the university with the main temple below. Next is the main gate. 3rd is the mainWeiterlesen
MyanmarMandalay RegionNyaung-U21°11’42” N 94°53’42” E
7. Dezember 2019 in Myanmar ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Bagan was a capital from about the 9th to the 14th century. The area is known for temples and stupas, as Myanmar is about 80% Buddhist. These are a few looks at several temples, mostly dating to theWeiterlesen
MyanmarMandalay RegionNyaung-UBagan21°10’42” N 94°52’24” E
7. Dezember 2019 in Myanmar ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
This post looks around beyond the temples. First is a few stupas. Next is the only remains city gate followed by one of the spirits that guard the gate. There is still some tradition of spirits andWeiterlesen
MyanmarMandalay RegionNyaung-UMyene21°10’18” N 94°54’12” E
8. Dezember 2019 in Myanmar ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Some of the temples not on the usual tourist route plus the Manisithu market. This is the local market here and is named for a 12th century king.
