Dhakpa Lhari, Eastern Tibet…

During the public rehearsal of an annual festival of sacred dances at Shechen Monastery in Nepal, the dancers do not wear masks or costumes but add multicolored scarves to their monastic dress. Here, they practice a dance in honor of …

The summit of summits, pinnacle of the Roof of the World, known to the West as Mount Everest. Those who live close to it have for centuries called it Sagarmatha (“the ocean’s brow”) in Nepalese, or Jomolangma (“goddess of the …

Riwo Kangkar, the highest mountain in Eastern Tibet (July 2013) …