The monks of Rato Dratsang preparing for HH The Dalai Lama's visit
Rato Monastery, Mundgod, Karnataka, India
The monks of Rato Dratsang preparing for HH The Dalai Lama's visit
Preparing for HH The Dalai Lama's visit, Rato Dratsang Monastery
Preparing for HH The Dalai Lama's visit, Rato Dratsang Monastery
Rato Monastery, Mundgod, Karnataka, India
The monks of Rato Dratsang Monastery, in Mundgod, Karnataka, India, are preparing for His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Inaugurate their Monastery January 31, 2011, followed by Teachings Febuary 1-5th. HH The Dalai Lama Schedule of teachings Here. Many of the new buildings for the Monastery were provided for from the sale of photographs by Nicholas Vreeland through the Rato Dratsang Foundation. Early in his career, Vreeland worked for both Irving Penn and Richard Avedon. An exhibition of his photographs will be shown at the Leica Gallery, New York, April 22- June 4, 2011.
All Photographs (c) Nicholas Vreeland /All Rights Reserved
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4 comments:
It's such a special ceremony for them. I visited a fabulous nunnery in Dharamsala district that had been Inaugurated by HH the Dalai Lama. So wonderful to be so close too :)
incredible... the white "color" of thelight on these photos are so familiar to me .
It seens like was taken in a town near here.
I liked to see this a lot .
..and good news to then . Congrats.
Congratulations for your blog and so lovely photographs!
a very special day. is really a great honor to the Dalai Lama's encounter. I wish I could, if such an opportunity
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