Buchen Chettan Dorje and Pema Namgyal praying in a house in Lara, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
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Genre: Portrait Photography 'Buchen Chettan Dorje and Pema Namgyal praying in a house in Lara. Chettan Dorje is reading and reciting from Tibetan scripts, Pema Namgyal is turning a prayer wheel. Buchen are religious performers who bring the teachings of the Dharma and the message of Buddhism to...
Buchen Chettan Dorje and Pema Namgyal waiting to be served tea in a house in Lara, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
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'Buchen Chettan Dorje and Pema Namgyal waiting to be served tea in a house in Lara. Buchen are religious performers who bring the teachings of the Dharma and the message of Buddhism to common people through the medium of entertainment. Each day during their residence in a village they will visit...
A young monk wearing an ancient wooden mask during the dance festival at Key Monastery, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
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'A young monk wearing an ancient wooden mask during the dance festival at Key Monastery. These Bakhtuk act as jokers during the performances, teasing the older monks by mimicking them and generally entertaining the audience by punctuating the long solemn dances with touches of humour. They also...
An altar erected on the roof a house in Lhalung, Spiti, for a performance of a stone breaking ceremony. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
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'An altar erected on the roof a house in Lhalung for a performance of a stone breaking ceremony. The altar consist of a background of thankas (painted religious cloth scrolls), and a carved wooden travelling box on which are placed a statue of Thangtong Gyalpo, offerings of bowls of barley and w...
Ward Street, Kandy, Ceylon. Photographer: John and Co
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Postcard view, looking along Ward Street, Kandy, towards the premises of Miller and Co. on the corner and the studio of John and Co. in the right foreground.