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Music, dances and traditional dress of the Ladakhi people at Korzok village.
Korzok village is one of the highest villages in the world: situated at 4,595 metres (15,075 ft) on the bank of Lake Tsomoriri.
Tsomomiri is the largest of the high altitude lakes to be situated entirely within India. The remote high plateau of Changthang stretches from western Tibet into eastern Ladakh.
As part of the Green Jobs in India programme, a demonstration initiative in India was been started in collaboration with Development Alternatives/TARA Livelihood Academy in the dairy sector in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The initiative attempted to pilot-test a value chain development methodology to foster sustainable development at the local level. To find out more, please see: www.ilo.org/newdelhi/whatwedo/projects/WCMS_123411/lang--...
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Shot of a Pentax Spotmatic. Varanasi, India, 1988.
More pictures and letters home here
analogtravel.co.nz/blogs/asia/from-nepal-to-varanasi
In 1988, when I was eighteen years old I set off from New Zealand to Asia on an adventure. Accompanying me was my high school friend David. We were inspired by Tintin comics and National Geographic magazines. Although we had never actually been overseas before, we wanted begin our travels somewhere more exotic than the usual teenage Kiwi destinations. Our plans were vague - first Nepal, then India - then, after that, as far as our meagre holiday savings would take us. Once on the road, I wrote detailed and mostly illegible aerogrammes home, which my father kindly typed up to make readable for the rest of the family.
I shot this at a women's self-help initiative called Dastkar Ranthambore. They also have a store where you can by their colorful handcrafted creations.
www.facebook.com/pages/Dastkar-Ranthambore/14423536228548...
General Council Board of Foreign Missions - Albrecht, Amy (Sadtler) India 1892-1919
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Kortamma, Payramma, Amy Albrecht
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Photos of Krista Shirley’s travels through North India in 2008. These photos are from Varanasi, India in December 2008. Varanasi is also known as Banaras, Benaras, Kashi, and Kasi. Varanasi has a unique culture, quite different from other places in the region. Krista Shirley is the owner of The Yoga Shala. Krista travels to India each year to continue her Ashtanga Yoga studies at the Krishna Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute (KPJAYI). Sharath Jois gave Krista Shirley Level 2 Authorization in 2009. For more information about The Yoga Shala please visit www.theyogashala.org
Agra Fort.
Agra fort is a historical fort in the city of Agra in India. It was the main residence of the emperors of the Mughal Dynasty in 1638, when the capital was shifted from Agra to Delhi.The Agra fort is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
The fort can be accurately described as a walled city.
Tribal Bhil girl.
Bhils are a tribal people of Central India. They speak Bhil languages, a group of Indic languages. Bhils are also settled in Tharparkar district of Sindh in Pakistan.
Bhils are a scheduled tribe in the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan in western and central India, as well as in Tripura in far-eastern India, on the border with Bangladesh.
The Ghoomar dance is one well-known aspect of Bhil culture.
Historically, Bhil community were tribals, who used to reside in deep forest area and were expert in hunting and fearsome tribe. In feudal and colonial times, many Bhils were employed by the ruling Rajputs in various capacities, e.g. as Shikaris because of their knowledge of the terrain. Many had even become warriors in armies. They were in the Mewar army of Maharana Pratap Singh and like Chhatrapati Shivaji, were experts in guerilla warfare which the Mughals had so much trouble handling. Today, there is a Mewar Bhil Corps.'
In Hindu Mythology, popular Bhil figures are Shabari, who offered Rama and Laxmana half-eaten Ber (berries) fruit when they were searching for Sita Devi in the forest. Maharishi Matanga was another Hindu Bhil sage who became a Brahmana.
In Mahabharata also there is a popular story of Eklavya, a Bhil, who developed his archery skill as equal to Arjun. So Guru Dronacharya, asked his thumb in Guru-Dakshina
It is noteworthy that Lord Rama appears in a Bhil myth where there has been a flood that wiped out humanity and Rama suggests how it can be repopulated.
A visit to the nomadic people living in the Tsomorori Lake area (near Korzok village).
Tsomomiri is the largest of the high altitude lakes to be situated entirely within India. The remote high plateau of Changthang stretches from western Tibet into eastern Ladakh.
Landscape on the way between Pang and Sarchu (part of the highway between Delhi and Leh, the capital of Ladakh).
Rabari people visiting the Agra Fort.
Agra fort is a historical fort in the city of Agra in India. It was the main residence of the emperors of the Mughal Dynasty in 1638, when the capital was shifted from Agra to Delhi.The Agra fort is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
The fort can be accurately described as a walled city.
Other might have Forgotten,
But never can I,
The Flag of my Country
Furls Very High,
Happy Independence Day of India 2010.
Photo by: Nav A www.flickr.com/photos/amoleji/128225160/ & Mosaic created on IMG v3.0