From Brahma to Buddha, Spring 2010

Haley's jewelry creations from Dharamsala

Margie and her Ama La at the farewell dinner

Haley gives a speech in Tibetan to her homestay family

Margie gives her speech, to the enjoyment of everyone

Eliot gives his speech

Jeremy gives his Ama La and Pa La a katakh (white scarf) after his speech

Post dinner dance party!

The party continues

Haley and Margie making chapatis at the Golden Temple complex, Amritsar

Jeremy serving food in the Langar, the communal mess hall which serves delicious, free food and remains open 24 hours a day. The whole of the Golden Temple complex runs on a donation basis, and the Langar must feed approximately 10 to 20 thousand people per day

Eliot serving food in the Langar

At the Waga border ceremony, on the border between Pakistan and India. Like most things in India, it is full of people, colorful, loud, and features music and dancing

A variety of volunteers were able to run with the Indian flag

And on to Ladakh and cold weather! Looking down onto Leh and the mountains beyond

Blue Steel

Huzzah! Mountains!

Eliot climbing up the steps of Shanti Stupa, perched atop a hill on the outskirts of Leh

Looking down onto Leh valley from Tso Mori, Leh Palace. The entire valley is serviced by an extensive network of irrigation channels.

Margie climbing through prayer flags

Eliot looking out from atop Tso Mori

Eliot and Margie in lower Leh

The mountains surrounding Leh

Haley on the way up to a nearby peak, looking down onto Leh

Jeremy silhouetted against the sun

Margie and Eliot, on the way to the top

Windswept Margie, almost there

Jeremy and Eliot, on the ridge

Finally at the top!