ИндияState of OdishaPuriKetakipatana19°53’12” N 85°49’48” E
11 ноября 2019 г., Индия ⋅ ⛅ 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 theseЧитать далее
ИндияState of OdishaPuriKetakipatana19°53’12” N 85°49’48” E
11 ноября 2019 г., Индия ⋅ ⛅ 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 theЧитать далее
ИндияWest BengalKolkataHastings22°32’36” N 88°20’36” E
15 ноября 2019 г., Индия ⋅ ☀️ 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 earlyЧитать далее
ИндияWest BengalDarjilingTungsung BastiDarjeeling27°2’12” N 88°15’48” E
17 ноября 2019 г., Индия ⋅ ⛅ 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 theЧитать далее
ИндияSikkimEast DistrictChandmari27°20’42” N 88°37’18” E
19 ноября 2019 г., Индия ⋅ ⛅ 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 theЧитать далее
ИндияSikkimEast DistrictGangtok27°19’50” N 88°36’37” E
19 ноября 2019 г., Индия ⋅ ⛅ 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 usЧитать далее
ИндияSikkimEast DistrictTādong27°17’18” N 88°33’42” E
20 ноября 2019 г., Индия ⋅ ☀️ 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 mainЧитать далее
МьянмаMandalay RegionNyaung-U21°11’42” N 94°53’42” E
7 декабря 2019 г., Мьянма ⋅ ⛅ 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 theЧитать далее
МьянмаMandalay RegionNyaung-UPagan21°10’42” N 94°52’24” E
7 декабря 2019 г., Мьянма ⋅ ⛅ 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 andЧитать далее
МьянмаMandalay RegionNyaung-UMyene21°10’18” N 94°54’12” E
8 декабря 2019 г., Мьянма ⋅ ⛅ 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.
