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Erik Törner is a Tibet analyst from IM in Sweden.
Yumbulagang, Yumbulakar or Yumbu Lakhang or Yungbulakang (Palace) is an ancient palace in the Yarlung Valley, Nêdong County in the vicinity of Tsetang (Zêtang) in Southern Tibet.
According to legend it was the first building in Tibet and the palace of the first Tibetan king, Nyatri Tsenpo.
Yumbulagang may not today be the same building as legends says it is, but it is nevertheless a wonderful place and the views from the Palace is absolutely amazing.
The Palace is on a hill on the eastern bank of the Yarlung River in the Yarlung Valley - the cradle of Tibetan civilisation.
My visit to Tibet were in January 2011, a very cold time but on the upside hardly no tourists visit Tibet in winter time. And as it is too cold to work for both farmers and nomads, they traditionally have a month of and go on pilgrimage. Thereby, all sights where filled with Tibetans, mostly from the countryside.
Dressed up for the occasion, and very curious to meet Westerners, they made it worth sleeping without heat or electricity in below zero temperatures.
Photo and copyright: Erik Törner, IM Individuell Människohjälp www.manniskohjalp.se
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well - Dusty was kinda disappointed - I promised her to take her with me to the park ... but I couldn't walk the dog today so no park ... instead I put her in my garden XD
it's getting cold ... time to get out the pullovers and coats!
Erik Törner is a Tibet analyst from IM who last visited Tibet in January 2011.
Tradruk or Trandruk Temple, also written Changzhug Monastery in the Yarlung Valley is the earliest great geomantic temple after the Jokhang - and some sources say it is even pre-dates the Jokhang.
It was founded by the great Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo, and was part of a series of demonsubduing temples. Trandruk pinned down the left shoulder of the demon.
King Trisong Detsen made it one of three Royal Temples.
The monastery was badly destroyed during the Cultural Revolution.
I visited Trandtruk and Tibet in January 2011.
It was a cold time, hardly no tourists visit Tibet in winter time. On the other hand, as it is too cold to work for both farmers and nomads, they traditionally have a month of and go on pilgrimage. Thereby, all sights where filled with Tibetans, mostly from the countryside.
Dressed up for the occasion, and very curious to meet Westerners, they made it worth sleeping without heat or electricity in below zero temperatures.
Photo and copyright: Erik Törner, IM Individuell Människohjälp www.manniskohjalp.se
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The weather is turning colder, time to dig out the warm and fuzzy sweaters. Hope you have a warm and cozy day where ever you are :)
Erik Törner is a Tibet analyst from IM who last visited Tibet in January 2011.
”It was a cold time, hardly no tourists visit Tibet in winter time. On the other hand, as it is too cold to work for both farmers and nomads, they traditionally have a month of and go on pilgrimage. Thereby, all sights where filled with Tibetans, mostly from the countryside.
Dressed up for the occasion, and very curious to meet Westerners, they made it worth sleeping without heat or electricity in below zero temperatures.”
Photo and copyright: Erik Törner, IM Individuell Människohjälp www.manniskohjalp.se
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IMs Photo Archive (IMs Bildarkiv) can always be found at www.flickr.com/IMsbildarkiv
Erik Törner is a Tibet analyst from IM who last visited Tibet in January 2011.
Tradruk or Trandruk Temple, also written Changzhug Monastery in the Yarlung Valley is the earliest great geomantic temple after the Jokhang - and some sources say it is even pre-dates the Jokhang.
It was founded by the great Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo, and was part of a series of demonsubduing temples. Trandruk pinned down the left shoulder of the demon.
King Trisong Detsen made it one of three Royal Temples.
The monastery was badly destroyed during the Cultural Revolution.
I visited Trandtruk and Tibet in January 2011.
It was a cold time, hardly no tourists visit Tibet in winter time. On the other hand, as it is too cold to work for both farmers and nomads, they traditionally have a month of and go on pilgrimage. Thereby, all sights where filled with Tibetans, mostly from the countryside.
Dressed up for the occasion, and very curious to meet Westerners, they made it worth sleeping without heat or electricity in below zero temperatures.
Photo and copyright: Erik Törner, IM Individuell Människohjälp www.manniskohjalp.se
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Trandtruk was commissioned by by Songtsen Gampo in the 7th century and is one of his demonness-subduing temples (Jokhang being another). It is not big but very atmosferic - close to Tsetang.
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Erik Törner is a Tibet analyst from IM who last visited Tibet in January 2011.
”It was a cold time, hardly no tourists visit Tibet in winter time. On the other hand, as it is too cold to work for both farmers and nomads, they traditionally have a month of and go on pilgrimage. Thereby, all sights where filled with Tibetans, mostly from the countryside.
Dressed up for the occasion, and very curious to meet Westerners, they made it worth sleeping without heat or electricity in below zero temperatures.”
Photo and copyright: Erik Törner, IM Individuell Människohjälp www.manniskohjalp.se
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Reykjavik coffee shop near the harbour sports a fibreglass octopus on its tin roof. Faux fish art. apologies to Tennessee Williams
Erik Törner is a Tibet analyst from IM who last visited Tibet in January 2011.
”It was a cold time, hardly no tourists visit Tibet in winter time. On the other hand, as it is too cold to work for both farmers and nomads, they traditionally have a month of and go on pilgrimage. Thereby, all sights where filled with Tibetans, mostly from the countryside.
Dressed up for the occasion, and very curious to meet Westerners, they made it worth sleeping without heat or electricity in below zero temperatures.”
Photo and copyright: Erik Törner, IM Individuell Människohjälp www.manniskohjalp.se
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Our first snow of the winter. At 7 a.m. I set up the tripod in the patio and braved the snow. The wind was blowing, the tripod kept falling or I would bump and move it.
Also, the screw into the camera kept turning, so every photo I took was tilted.
The timer wouldn't go off every time and I couldn't hear it beeping. All in all a frustrating cold time.
Olympus SP570UZ no flash.
Erik Törner is a Tibet analyst from IM who last visited Tibet in January 2011.
”It was a cold time, hardly no tourists visit Tibet in winter time. On the other hand, as it is too cold to work for both farmers and nomads, they traditionally have a month of and go on pilgrimage. Thereby, all sights where filled with Tibetans, mostly from the countryside.
Dressed up for the occasion, and very curious to meet Westerners, they made it worth sleeping without heat or electricity in below zero temperatures.”
Photo and copyright: Erik Törner, IM Individuell Människohjälp www.manniskohjalp.se
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I completely overlooked this one from last October. A scene from a nice, sunny day to cheer up this dank cold time.
Erik Törner is a Tibet analyst from IM in Sweden.
Yumbulagang, Yumbulakar or Yumbu Lakhang or Yungbulakang (Palace) is an ancient palace in the Yarlung Valley, Nêdong County in the vicinity of Tsetang (Zêtang) in Southern Tibet.
According to legend it was the first building in Tibet and the palace of the first Tibetan king, Nyatri Tsenpo.
Yumbulagang may not today be the same building as legends says it is, but it is nevertheless a wonderful place and the views from the Palace is absolutely amazing.
The Palace is on a hill on the eastern bank of the Yarlung River in the Yarlung Valley - the cradle of Tibetan civilisation.
My visit to Tibet were in January 2011, a very cold time but on the upside hardly no tourists visit Tibet in winter time. And as it is too cold to work for both farmers and nomads, they traditionally have a month of and go on pilgrimage. Thereby, all sights where filled with Tibetans, mostly from the countryside.
Dressed up for the occasion, and very curious to meet Westerners, they made it worth sleeping without heat or electricity in below zero temperatures.
Photo and copyright: Erik Törner, IM Individuell Människohjälp www.manniskohjalp.se
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IM is a Swedish aid organization fighting and exposing poverty and exclusion.
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Erik Törner is a Tibet analyst from IM who last visited Tibet in January 2011.
”It was a cold time, hardly no tourists visit Tibet in winter time. On the other hand, as it is too cold to work for both farmers and nomads, they traditionally have a month of and go on pilgrimage. Thereby, all sights where filled with Tibetans, mostly from the countryside.
Dressed up for the occasion, and very curious to meet Westerners, they made it worth sleeping without heat or electricity in below zero temperatures.”
Photo and copyright: Erik Törner, IM Individuell Människohjälp www.manniskohjalp.se
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IMs Photo Archive (IMs Bildarkiv) can always be found at www.flickr.com/IMsbildarkiv
An hour later and it's taking shape. Still lots more to do but my hands are pooped and it's getting cloudy and cold. Time to pack up and hit it more over the course of the week.
Erik Törner is a Tibet analyst from IM who last visited Tibet in January 2011.
”It was a cold time, hardly no tourists visit Tibet in winter time. On the other hand, as it is too cold to work for both farmers and nomads, they traditionally have a month of and go on pilgrimage. Thereby, all sights where filled with Tibetans, mostly from the countryside.
Dressed up for the occasion, and very curious to meet Westerners, they made it worth sleeping without heat or electricity in below zero temperatures.”
Photo and copyright: Erik Törner, IM Individuell Människohjälp www.manniskohjalp.se
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IMs Photo Archive (IMs Bildarkiv) can always be found at www.flickr.com/IMsbildarkiv
Erik Törner is a Tibet analyst from IM in Sweden.
Yumbulagang, Yumbulakar or Yumbu Lakhang or Yungbulakang (Palace) is an ancient palace in the Yarlung Valley, Nêdong County in the vicinity of Tsetang (Zêtang) in Southern Tibet.
According to legend it was the first building in Tibet and the palace of the first Tibetan king, Nyatri Tsenpo.
Yumbulagang may not today be the same building as legends says it is, but it is nevertheless a wonderful place and the views from the Palace is absolutely amazing.
The Palace is on a hill on the eastern bank of the Yarlung River in the Yarlung Valley - the cradle of Tibetan civilisation.
My visit to Tibet were in January 2011, a very cold time but on the upside hardly no tourists visit Tibet in winter time. And as it is too cold to work for both farmers and nomads, they traditionally have a month of and go on pilgrimage. Thereby, all sights where filled with Tibetans, mostly from the countryside.
Dressed up for the occasion, and very curious to meet Westerners, they made it worth sleeping without heat or electricity in below zero temperatures.
Photo and copyright: Erik Törner, IM Individuell Människohjälp www.manniskohjalp.se
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The udon which stewed with miso. This is known as a specialty of Nagoya. Japanese eat this in the cold time.
味噌煮込みうどんが食べたい季節になってきたので、秋葉原に出たついでに山本屋総本家の神田和泉店へ。鶏肉と卵が入った親子味噌煮込みうどんです。つゆが濃いのでそれだけでお腹いっぱいになりますね。
Hot off a new memory card! I took this photo yesterday afternoon--less than 12 hours ago. It was a chilly, blustery afternoon, just before a brief, insignificant snowfall. But these children had been hanging around in the street too long, waiting for a parent or guardian to finish their errands and/or shopping.
Note that they're hiding at least one hand in their sleeves--a sure sign that they're cold! Aside from being bored with waiting and being frozen by the blustery wind, they look hungry and tired. I hope they made it home before the snow began to fall...
181st Street; Washington Heights
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Title created for the Six Word Story group.
Yak cheese.
Pilgrimage and shopping in the Barkhor area (Lhasa's old town and religious centre), on the Barkhor kora (path for clockwise walking around a holy place) starting at the Jokhang temple.
Erik Törner is a Tibet analyst from IM who last visited Tibet in January 2011.
”It was a cold time, hardly no tourists visit Tibet in winter time. On the other hand, as it is too cold to work for both farmers and nomads, they traditionally have a month of and go on pilgrimage. Thereby, all sights where filled with Tibetans, mostly from the countryside.
Dressed up for the occasion, and very curious to meet Westerners, they made it worth sleeping without heat or electricity in below zero temperatures.”
Photo and copyright: Erik Törner, IM Individuell Människohjälp www.manniskohjalp.se
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July is our cold time and that's when the wattles are in bloom. Our accommodations are positioned well to maximise panoramic ocean views as well are nestled amongst nature. It's amazing at the wonderful birdlife that are around Goombaragin.
Erik Törner is a Tibet analyst from IM who last visited Tibet in January 2011.
”It was a cold time, hardly no tourists visit Tibet in winter time. On the other hand, as it is too cold to work for both farmers and nomads, they traditionally have a month of and go on pilgrimage. Thereby, all sights where filled with Tibetans, mostly from the countryside.
Dressed up for the occasion, and very curious to meet Westerners, they made it worth sleeping without heat or electricity in below zero temperatures.”
Photo and copyright: Erik Törner, IM Individuell Människohjälp www.manniskohjalp.se
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IMs Photo Archive (IMs Bildarkiv) can always be found at www.flickr.com/IMsbildarkiv
Saturday afternoon, early winter, the cold time of year setting in, and this is how the people of Wellington spend their time. The wharf and area around the waterfront in Wellington is hardly ever quiet, always someone there taking in what a pretty place it is.
These two characters were sat gently chatting away, saying something, saying nothing, saying something very important (who knows?) almost entirely oblivious to the hundreds of people that passed them by. I almost got away with this shot without them knowing too, but thanks to the fool dressed in an orange tiger suit wobbling around on rented rollerblades who went up the ladies and informed them they'd been photographed, I made a quick exit.
I just find comfort inside somewhere knowing that this city is a place you can take time out, sit, watch the world go by, talk with friends, appreciate the sea and the skies and no-one bothers you. No-one bats an eyelid. It's normal, it's treasured. I used to have to go completely out of my way to be able to achieve this, now I (and they) just do it. These Kiwis have got it sussed.
Erik Törner is a Tibet analyst from IM who last visited Tibet in January 2011.
Tradruk or Trandruk Temple, also written Changzhug Monastery in the Yarlung Valley is the earliest great geomantic temple after the Jokhang - and some sources say it is even pre-dates the Jokhang.
It was founded by the great Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo, and was part of a series of demonsubduing temples. Trandruk pinned down the left shoulder of the demon.
King Trisong Detsen made it one of three Royal Temples.
The monastery was badly destroyed during the Cultural Revolution.
I visited Trandtruk and Tibet in January 2011.
It was a cold time, hardly no tourists visit Tibet in winter time. On the other hand, as it is too cold to work for both farmers and nomads, they traditionally have a month of and go on pilgrimage. Thereby, all sights where filled with Tibetans, mostly from the countryside.
Dressed up for the occasion, and very curious to meet Westerners, they made it worth sleeping without heat or electricity in below zero temperatures.
Photo and copyright: Erik Törner, IM Individuell Människohjälp www.manniskohjalp.se
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Erik Törner is a Tibet analyst from IM who last visited Tibet in January 2011.
”It was a cold time, hardly no tourists visit Tibet in winter time. On the other hand, as it is too cold to work for both farmers and nomads, they traditionally have a month of and go on pilgrimage. Thereby, all sights where filled with Tibetans, mostly from the countryside.
Dressed up for the occasion, and very curious to meet Westerners, they made it worth sleeping without heat or electricity in below zero temperatures.”
Photo and copyright: Erik Törner, IM Individuell Människohjälp www.manniskohjalp.se
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IM is a Swedish aid organization fighting and exposing poverty and exclusion. IM makes long-term commitments together with local partners, in promoting health, education and income generation. Our efforts are aimed at empowering people and each new project starts off on a small scale.
IMs Photo Archive (IMs Bildarkiv) can always be found at www.flickr.com/IMsbildarkiv
Erik Törner is a Tibet analyst from IM who last visited Tibet in January 2011.
”It was a cold time, hardly no tourists visit Tibet in winter time. On the other hand, as it is too cold to work for both farmers and nomads, they traditionally have a month of and go on pilgrimage. Thereby, all sights where filled with Tibetans, mostly from the countryside.
Dressed up for the occasion, and very curious to meet Westerners, they made it worth sleeping without heat or electricity in below zero temperatures.”
Photo and copyright: Erik Törner, IM Individuell Människohjälp www.manniskohjalp.se
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IM is a Swedish aid organization fighting and exposing poverty and exclusion. IM makes long-term commitments together with local partners, in promoting health, education and income generation. Our efforts are aimed at empowering people and each new project starts off on a small scale.
IMs Photo Archive (IMs Bildarkiv) can always be found at www.flickr.com/IMsbildarkiv
Erik Törner is a Tibet analyst from IM who last visited Tibet in January 2011.
Tradruk or Trandruk Temple, also written Changzhug Monastery in the Yarlung Valley is the earliest great geomantic temple after the Jokhang - and some sources say it is even pre-dates the Jokhang.
It was founded by the great Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo, and was part of a series of demonsubduing temples. Trandruk pinned down the left shoulder of the demon.
King Trisong Detsen made it one of three Royal Temples.
The monastery was badly destroyed during the Cultural Revolution.
I visited Trandtruk and Tibet in January 2011.
It was a cold time, hardly no tourists visit Tibet in winter time. On the other hand, as it is too cold to work for both farmers and nomads, they traditionally have a month of and go on pilgrimage. Thereby, all sights where filled with Tibetans, mostly from the countryside.
Dressed up for the occasion, and very curious to meet Westerners, they made it worth sleeping without heat or electricity in below zero temperatures.
Photo and copyright: Erik Törner, IM Individuell Människohjälp www.manniskohjalp.se
Contact IMs Erik Törner for permissions. Email erik.torner(at)manniskohjalp.se
IMs Photo Archive (IMs Bildarkiv) can always be found at www.flickr.com/IMsbildarkiv
Erik Törner is a Tibet analyst from IM who last visited Tibet in January 2011.
”It was a cold time, hardly no tourists visit Tibet in winter time. On the other hand, as it is too cold to work for both farmers and nomads, they traditionally have a month of and go on pilgrimage. Thereby, all sights where filled with Tibetans, mostly from the countryside.
Dressed up for the occasion, and very curious to meet Westerners, they made it worth sleeping without heat or electricity in below zero temperatures.”
Photo and copyright: Erik Törner, IM Individuell Människohjälp www.manniskohjalp.se
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IM is a Swedish aid organization fighting and exposing poverty and exclusion. IM makes long-term commitments together with local partners, in promoting health, education and income generation. Our efforts are aimed at empowering people and each new project starts off on a small scale.
IMs Photo Archive (IMs Bildarkiv) can always be found at www.flickr.com/IMsbildarkiv
Erik Törner is a Tibet analyst from IM who last visited Tibet in January 2011.
Tradruk or Trandruk Temple, also written Changzhug Monastery in the Yarlung Valley is the earliest great geomantic temple after the Jokhang - and some sources say it is even pre-dates the Jokhang.
It was founded by the great Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo, and was part of a series of demonsubduing temples. Trandruk pinned down the left shoulder of the demon.
King Trisong Detsen made it one of three Royal Temples.
The monastery was badly destroyed during the Cultural Revolution.
I visited Trandtruk and Tibet in January 2011.
It was a cold time, hardly no tourists visit Tibet in winter time. On the other hand, as it is too cold to work for both farmers and nomads, they traditionally have a month of and go on pilgrimage. Thereby, all sights where filled with Tibetans, mostly from the countryside.
Dressed up for the occasion, and very curious to meet Westerners, they made it worth sleeping without heat or electricity in below zero temperatures.
Photo and copyright: Erik Törner, IM Individuell Människohjälp www.manniskohjalp.se
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Erik Törner is a Tibet analyst from IM who last visited Tibet in January 2011.
Tradruk or Trandruk Temple, also written Changzhug Monastery in the Yarlung Valley is the earliest great geomantic temple after the Jokhang - and some sources say it is even pre-dates the Jokhang.
It was founded by the great Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo, and was part of a series of demonsubduing temples. Trandruk pinned down the left shoulder of the demon.
King Trisong Detsen made it one of three Royal Temples.
The monastery was badly destroyed during the Cultural Revolution.
I visited Trandtruk and Tibet in January 2011.
It was a cold time, hardly no tourists visit Tibet in winter time. On the other hand, as it is too cold to work for both farmers and nomads, they traditionally have a month of and go on pilgrimage. Thereby, all sights where filled with Tibetans, mostly from the countryside.
Dressed up for the occasion, and very curious to meet Westerners, they made it worth sleeping without heat or electricity in below zero temperatures.
Photo and copyright: Erik Törner, IM Individuell Människohjälp www.manniskohjalp.se
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Erik Törner is a Tibet analyst from IM, Individuell Människohjälp (www.manniskohjalp.se) who last visited Tibet in January 2011.
”It was a cold time, hardly no tourists visit Tibet in winter time. On the other hand, as it is too cold to work for both farmers and nomads, they traditionally have a month of and go on pilgrimage. Thereby, all sights where filled with Tibetans, mostly from the countryside.
Dressed up for the occasion, and very curious to meet Westerners, they made it worth sleeping without heat or electricity in below zero temperatures.”
Photo and copyright: Janusz Lipinski/Erik Törner, IM Individuell Människohjälp www.manniskohjalp.se
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IMs Photo Archive (IMs Bildarkiv) can always be found at www.flickr.com/IMsbildarkiv
Trandtruk was commissioned by by Songtsen Gampo in the 7th century and is one of his demonness-subduing temples (Jokhang being another). It is not big but very atmosferic - close to Tsetang.
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Erik Törner is a Tibet analyst from IM who last visited Tibet in January 2011.
”It was a cold time, hardly no tourists visit Tibet in winter time. On the other hand, as it is too cold to work for both farmers and nomads, they traditionally have a month of and go on pilgrimage. Thereby, all sights where filled with Tibetans, mostly from the countryside.
Dressed up for the occasion, and very curious to meet Westerners, they made it worth sleeping without heat or electricity in below zero temperatures.”
Photo and copyright: Erik Törner, IM Individuell Människohjälp www.manniskohjalp.se
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IM is a Swedish aid organization fighting and exposing poverty and exclusion. IM makes long-term commitments together with local partners, in promoting health, education and income generation. Our efforts are aimed at empowering people and each new project starts off on a small scale.
IMs Photo Archive (IMs Bildarkiv) can always be found at www.flickr.com/IMsbildarkiv
Today me and the rest of the photography-class from Øytun went to photograph a frozen river. There was a lot of interesting patterns and textures but I really liked this motive. To me it's saying someting about the really cold time ahead of us up here in the far north of Norway.
Erik Törner is a Tibet analyst from IM in Sweden.
Yumbulagang, Yumbulakar or Yumbu Lakhang or Yungbulakang (Palace) is an ancient palace in the Yarlung Valley, Nêdong County in the vicinity of Tsetang (Zêtang) in Southern Tibet.
According to legend it was the first building in Tibet and the palace of the first Tibetan king, Nyatri Tsenpo.
Yumbulagang may not today be the same building as legends says it is, but it is nevertheless a wonderful place and the views from the Palace is absolutely amazing.
The Palace is on a hill on the eastern bank of the Yarlung River in the Yarlung Valley - the cradle of Tibetan civilisation.
My visit to Tibet were in January 2011, a very cold time but on the upside hardly no tourists visit Tibet in winter time. And as it is too cold to work for both farmers and nomads, they traditionally have a month of and go on pilgrimage. Thereby, all sights where filled with Tibetans, mostly from the countryside.
Dressed up for the occasion, and very curious to meet Westerners, they made it worth sleeping without heat or electricity in below zero temperatures.
Photo and copyright: Erik Törner, IM Individuell Människohjälp www.manniskohjalp.se
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there was cold time winter 2010 and she fallen down from my hand..i thought that is sing so i took my camera and capture for ever...
Erik Törner is a Tibet analyst from IM who last visited Tibet in January 2011.
”It was a cold time, hardly no tourists visit Tibet in winter time. On the other hand, as it is too cold to work for both farmers and nomads, they traditionally have a month of and go on pilgrimage. Thereby, all sights where filled with Tibetans, mostly from the countryside.
Dressed up for the occasion, and very curious to meet Westerners, they made it worth sleeping without heat or electricity in below zero temperatures.”
Photo and copyright: Erik Törner, IM Individuell Människohjälp www.manniskohjalp.se
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Erik Törner is a Tibet analyst from IM who last visited Tibet in January 2011.
Tradruk or Trandruk Temple, also written Changzhug Monastery in the Yarlung Valley is the earliest great geomantic temple after the Jokhang - and some sources say it is even pre-dates the Jokhang.
It was founded by the great Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo, and was part of a series of demonsubduing temples. Trandruk pinned down the left shoulder of the demon.
King Trisong Detsen made it one of three Royal Temples.
The monastery was badly destroyed during the Cultural Revolution.
I visited Trandtruk and Tibet in January 2011.
It was a cold time, hardly no tourists visit Tibet in winter time. On the other hand, as it is too cold to work for both farmers and nomads, they traditionally have a month of and go on pilgrimage. Thereby, all sights where filled with Tibetans, mostly from the countryside.
Dressed up for the occasion, and very curious to meet Westerners, they made it worth sleeping without heat or electricity in below zero temperatures.
Photo and copyright: Erik Törner, IM Individuell Människohjälp www.manniskohjalp.se
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Chequered day, chequered trousers. Busy at work right now preparing for a project go-live next week and it seems i'm coming down with another bloody cold. Time to bring out the 'leisure pants' I think.
Erik Törner is a Tibet analyst from IM who last visited Tibet in January 2011.
”It was a cold time, hardly no tourists visit Tibet in winter time. On the other hand, as it is too cold to work for both farmers and nomads, they traditionally have a month of and go on pilgrimage. Thereby, all sights where filled with Tibetans, mostly from the countryside.
Dressed up for the occasion, and very curious to meet Westerners, they made it worth sleeping without heat or electricity in below zero temperatures.”
Photo and copyright: Erik Törner, IM Individuell Människohjälp www.manniskohjalp.se
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IM is a Swedish aid organization fighting and exposing poverty and exclusion. IM makes long-term commitments together with local partners, in promoting health, education and income generation. Our efforts are aimed at empowering people and each new project starts off on a small scale.
IMs Photo Archive (IMs Bildarkiv) can always be found at www.flickr.com/IMsbildarkiv
Scoop, well on flickr at least.
Here's a picture of both Mr & Mrs Miranda. Reinaldo and Joanne.
He was just finishing off a cup of hot chocolate after his long day of street theatre as, "Windswept Man" before heading for home. It was becoming overcast and very cold, time to call it a day.
He also appears in my Album and Group 100 Strangers.
www.flickr.com/photos/sherrlock/8457790969/in/set-7215762...
www.flickr.com/groups/100strangers/
You can see more photos of Windsweptman here