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Photographs in Personal Collections

Lama dance, Dumji Festival in Pangboche gomPa (The ceremony protects the village from evil spirits for a year Sherpa display of wealth - pots in Nima Tashi's home Nima Tashi Sherpa's wife in her "kitchen" Pangboche village -- the highest year-round Sherpa village in the Khumbu (Everest region) altitude 4,200 meters Bhudda's Birthday at Swayambunu in Kathmandu Porters cooking their 10AM meal Older scholarship student supported by Hands in Outreach Cremation of young boy killed in a road accident Hemis gompa,
Prayer wheel being turned by Mingma Sherpa Key man of Shey Gompa Kitchen of Lingshed gompa, Tawas preparing tsampa for meal Village home (off the road network) West buttress of Mount Everest illuminated by moonlight Yak train below Dugla (intermediate stop before Lobuche and Eversest) Tengboche Rimpoche (incarnate high Lama) in his study Monks in procession during Mani Rimdu festival
Women in Kinde village (washing is optional) Villager holding his prayer beads. Porter with load Drinking party (quite intoxicated on chang)- "new moon festivities". Informal school "Bal Kendra" for poor children run by Child welfare Sciety (Director kiren Tewari) Moving "up" -- girls lined up before class at a Government school in Kathmandu (2 sessions per day) Shey gompa, inner Dolpa
Boy with Yak, Lingshed, Ladakh Women weeding barley fields. Mother and daughters going to work in the fields They are carrying "dokos," traditional handmade baskets woven from bamboo Porter on route leadiung up from Pangboche conclusion of Dumje festival Pilgrims at Mani Rimdu Festival Tengboche Rimpoche (incarnate high Lama) blessing pilgrims, Bhuddist nun

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