Yak in Upper Dolpo, Nepal, September 2012

Shelri sacred mountain, from Upper Dolpo, Nepal 2 October 2012.

Lake Phunsum Do, Upper Dolpo 5 October 2012.

Rabjam Rinpoche, the abbot of Shechen Monastery in Nepal gives his blessings to a crowd of several thousand pilgrims and devotees who gathered on the occasion of the Shey Festival, which takes place every 12 years in Upper Dolpo in Nepal

Un yogi que vino para asistir al Festival Shey, que se lleva a cabo cada 12 años en el alto Dolpo en Nepal

Tsakang Gonpa (btsag khang dgon pa), or “Monastery of the Red Ochre”, in upper Dolpo, Nepal, a place where Shri Tulku spent 9 years in solitary retreat

Shelri sacred mountain, seen from within Kumoche Cave, where Druptop Senge Yeshey spent many years in retreat

Shelri sacred mountain, from Upper Dolpo, Nepal 2 October 2012.

Rabjam Rinpoche, the abbot of Shechen Monastery in Nepal gives his blessings to a crowd of several thousand pilgrims and devotees who gathered on the occasion of the Shey Festival, which takes place every 12 years in Upper Dolpo in Nepal

Devotees from Upper Dolpo and other mountains areas, during the Shey Festival, which takes place every 12 years in Upper Dolpo in Nepal

Devotees from Upper Dolpo and other mountains areas, during the Shey Festival, which takes place every 12 years in Upper Dolpo in Nepal

Sacred Chöd dances in honor of Rabjam Rinpoche, abbot of Shechen Monastery in Nepal

Procession in honor of Ven

Procession in honor of Ven

Procession in honor of Ven

Procession in honor of Ven

Folk dances in honor of Rabjam Rinpoche, abbot of Shechen Monastery in Nepal

Blessing of the horses by Rabjam Rinpoche, abbot of Shechen Monastery in Nepal

Devotees from Upper Dolpo and other mountains areas, during the Shey Festival, which takes place every 12 years in Upper Dolpo in Nepal

Devotees from Upper Dolpo and other mountains areas, during the Shey Festival, which takes place every 12 years in Upper Dolpo in Nepal

Devotees from Upper Dolpo and other mountains areas, during the Shey Festival, which takes place every 12 years in Upper Dolpo in Nepal

Folk dances in honor of Rabjam Rinpoche, abbot of Shechen Monastery in Nepal

Arrival by helicopter of Ven

Arrival by helicopter of Ven

Aerial view from higher Dolpo, on the way to Shey, Sept