Photographs

Sikkim

Prayer flags around Kathog Lake, Yuksam, West Sikkim, 25 March 2014.

Prayer flags around Kathog Lake, Yuksam, West Sikkim, 25 March 2014.

Matthieu caminando a lo largo del lago Kathog, Yuksam, Sikkim occidental, 25 de marzo de 2014.

Matthieu caminando a lo largo del lago Kathog, Yuksam, Sikkim occidental, 25 de marzo de 2014.

These huge prayer-wheels at Yuksam, West Sikkim, each contain about a hundred million mantras and prayers printed in tiny letters on great sheets of paper rolled around the central axle of the wheel. The devotees spin the wheels as they walk past,

These huge prayer-wheels at Yuksam, West Sikkim, each contain about a hundred million mantras and prayers printed in tiny letters on great sheets of paper rolled around the central axle of the wheel. The devotees spin the wheels as they walk past,

Prayer flags around Kathog Lake, Yuksam, West Sikkim, 25 March 2014.

Prayer flags around Kathog Lake, Yuksam, West Sikkim, 25 March 2014.

Prayer flags around Kathog Lake, Yuksam, West Sikkim, 25 March 2014.

Prayer flags around Kathog Lake, Yuksam, West Sikkim, 25 March 2014.

Prayer flags around Kathog Lake, Yuksam, West Sikkim, 25 March 2014.

Prayer flags around Kathog Lake, Yuksam, West Sikkim, 25 March 2014.

Prayer flags around Kathog Lake, Yuksam, West Sikkim, 25 March 2014.

Prayer flags around Kathog Lake, Yuksam, West Sikkim, 25 March 2014.

Prayer flags around Kathog Lake, Yuksam, West Sikkim, 25 March 2014.

Prayer flags around Kathog Lake, Yuksam, West Sikkim, 25 March 2014.

Prayer flags around Kathog Lake, Yuksam, West Sikkim, 25 March 2014.

Prayer flags around Kathog Lake, Yuksam, West Sikkim, 25 March 2014.

A 91 year old Tibetan stone carver and disciple of the great spiritual master, Jamyang Khyentsé Chökyi Lodrö (1893-1959), at the sacred place of Tashiding in Western Sikkim

A 91 year old Tibetan stone carver and disciple of the great spiritual master, Jamyang Khyentsé Chökyi Lodrö (1893-1959), at the sacred place of Tashiding in Western Sikkim

A 91 year old Tibetan stone carver and disciple of the great spiritual master, Jamyang Khyentsé Chökyi Lodrö (1893-1959), at the sacred place of Tashiding in Western Sikkim

A 91 year old Tibetan stone carver and disciple of the great spiritual master, Jamyang Khyentsé Chökyi Lodrö (1893-1959), at the sacred place of Tashiding in Western Sikkim

Yangthang Rinpoche, an 85 year old Sikkimese lama who lived many years in Tibet, at his residence in Yuksam, Sikkim, Mars 2014.

Yangthang Rinpoche, an 85 year old Sikkimese lama who lived many years in Tibet, at his residence in Yuksam, Sikkim, Mars 2014.

School children, Yuksam, West Sikkim, 25 March 2014

School children, Yuksam, West Sikkim, 25 March 2014

A 91 year old Tibetan stone carver and disciple of the great spiritual master, Jamyang Khyentsé Chökyi Lodrö (1893-1959), at the sacred place of Tashiding in Western Sikkim

A 91 year old Tibetan stone carver and disciple of the great spiritual master, Jamyang Khyentsé Chökyi Lodrö (1893-1959), at the sacred place of Tashiding in Western Sikkim

A 91 year old Tibetan stone carver and disciple of the great spiritual master, Jamyang Khyentsé Chökyi Lodrö (1893-1959), at the sacred place of Tashiding in Western Sikkim

A 91 year old Tibetan stone carver and disciple of the great spiritual master, Jamyang Khyentsé Chökyi Lodrö (1893-1959), at the sacred place of Tashiding in Western Sikkim

A 91 year old Tibetan stone carver and disciple of the great spiritual master, Jamyang Khyentsé Chökyi Lodrö (1893-1959), at the sacred place of Tashiding in Western Sikkim

A 91 year old Tibetan stone carver and disciple of the great spiritual master, Jamyang Khyentsé Chökyi Lodrö (1893-1959), at the sacred place of Tashiding in Western Sikkim

A devotee goes around stupas and stones carved with mantras and prayers at the sacred place of Tashiding in Western Sikkim

A devotee goes around stupas and stones carved with mantras and prayers at the sacred place of Tashiding in Western Sikkim

A devotee goes around stupas and stones carved with mantras and prayers at the sacred place of Tashiding in Western Sikkim

A devotee goes around stupas and stones carved with mantras and prayers at the sacred place of Tashiding in Western Sikkim

Kumbarkarna (7710m) in the Kanchenjungna (8585m) range

Kumbarkarna (7710m) in the Kanchenjungna (8585m) range

Kanchenjungna (8585m) range as seen from Pelling, Sikkim, 24 march 2014.

Kanchenjungna (8585m) range as seen from Pelling, Sikkim, 24 march 2014.

Tyrant Flycatchers on a flowery tree, Sikkim

Tyrant Flycatchers on a flowery tree, Sikkim

Stupa containing the relics of the great Tibetan spiritual master, Jamyang Khyentsé Chökyi Lodrö (1893-1959), at the sacred place of Tashiding in Western Sikkim

Stupa containing the relics of the great Tibetan spiritual master, Jamyang Khyentsé Chökyi Lodrö (1893-1959), at the sacred place of Tashiding in Western Sikkim

Flowery tree, Sikkim, March 2014.

Flowery tree, Sikkim, March 2014.

Kumbarkarna (7710m) in the Kanchenjungna (8585m) range

Kumbarkarna (7710m) in the Kanchenjungna (8585m) range

Kumbarkarna (7710m) in the Kanchenjungna (8585m) range

Kumbarkarna (7710m) in the Kanchenjungna (8585m) range

Kumbarkarna (7710m) in the Kanchenjungna (8585m) range

Kumbarkarna (7710m) in the Kanchenjungna (8585m) range

Kanchenjungna (8585m) range as seen from Pelling, Sikkim, 24 march 2014.

Kanchenjungna (8585m) range as seen from Pelling, Sikkim, 24 march 2014.

Kumbarkarna (7710m) in the Kanchenjungna (8585m) range

Kumbarkarna (7710m) in the Kanchenjungna (8585m) range

Forest of Crytomeria, between Ghoom and Teesta River, 23 March 2014

Forest of Crytomeria, between Ghoom and Teesta River, 23 March 2014

Forest of Crytomeria, between Ghoom and Teesta River, 23 March 2014

Forest of Crytomeria, between Ghoom and Teesta River, 23 March 2014

Forest of Crytomeria, between Ghoom and Teesta River, 23 March 2014

Forest of Crytomeria, between Ghoom and Teesta River, 23 March 2014

Sang-ngak Chokling Monastery, Sikkim, 23 March 2014

Sang-ngak Chokling Monastery, Sikkim, 23 March 2014

Stupas at Sang-ngak Chokling Monastery, Sikkim, 23 March 2014

Stupas at Sang-ngak Chokling Monastery, Sikkim, 23 March 2014

Forest of Crytomeria, between Ghoom and Teesta River, 23 March 2014

Forest of Crytomeria, between Ghoom and Teesta River, 23 March 2014

Forest of Crytomeria, Darjeeling, March 2014

Forest of Crytomeria, Darjeeling, March 2014