Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Ley Ladakh to Manali
l5:00 am bus leaves for a thrilling 2 day
trip over 5 peaks 18,000 high catching
my breath beautiful scenery valleys
mountain tops rest stops for chai at camps traveling with a young marathon
runner from Chani. Ran for 5 hours in
a marathon in Ley. Finally arriving in
Manali honeymoon capital busy hussel
along rushing river green forest with
every kind of Eco and extreme sport.
Arriving to Orchard Hotel in old Manali
down a long path to a quiet apple
orchard. Big room great food. I will
be here for a while and get a native dress.
Touring
We went to the Hemis festival commemorates the birth of Guru Padmasambhava founder of tantric Buddhism in Tibet. Music by drums cymbals and long horns, 60 foot tanka of guru Padmasambhava Sambhava
many statues filled with precious stones.
Kalachakra 2014 Leh Ledakh India
I just wanted to post some pictures
Dalai Lama teaching
getting ready to sit for 4 hours
happy with my umbrella
150000 attendants
copy of mandala on cloth
Che is big here in Ladakh
Hemis Dancers
fantastic dancers
my favorite dance festival
Hemis
guru Padmasambhav
of the event. 3 day teaching and the long life impowerment and white Tara impowerment kalachakra impowerment.
I was with a group of 6 people a guide and he drove us each day and took us
back. I sat with the monks. Others sat
in the foreniers section. The viewing
of the manta la was really high.
In the afternoon we went to the Hemes
festival with mask dancers and traditional
music.fantastic!
touring around Leh
a old unusual mani rock
scenic view
more scenery
trucks on road
reincarnation sits with the Dalai
blessed me and gave me a red thread
He is something special
drivers
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