Driving from Lake Manasarovar to Tsada: Darchen with holy Mount Kailash almost in the clouds (2012)
Driving from Tsada to Darchen: first sighting of holy Mount Kailash (2010)
Driving from Tsada to Darchen: first sighting of holy Mount Kailash (2012)
Driving from Tsada to Darchen: first sighting of holy Mount Kailash (2011)
Driving from Tsada to Darchen: first sighting of holy Mount Kailash (2012)
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Driving from Tsada to Darchen: first sighting of holy Mount Kailash (2012)
Driving from Tsada to Darchen: first sighting of holy Mount Kailash (2012)
Driving from Tsada to Darchen: Kyang (Tibetan wild donkeys) near Mount Kailash (2012)
The small town of Darchen (altitude 4.670m), nestled below the foorthills of Mount Kailash with at the background Mount Gurla Mandata (7.728m). Darchen is the beginning and the end point of the kora around Mount Kailash (2011).
The small town of Darchen (altitude 4.670m), nestled below the foorthills of Mount Kailash with at the background Mount Gurla Mandata (7.728m). Darchen is the beginning and the end point of the kora around Mount Kailash (2011)
Father and toddler in Darchen (2010)
Pilgrim wearing traditional Tibetan boots in Darchen (2011)
Portrait of a pilgrim in Darchen (2011)
Tibetan cowboys on motorbikes in Darchen (2011)
Tibetan cowboys on motorbikes in Darchen (2011)
Traditional dressed women in Darchen (2011)
Men enjoying the sun in front of a house in Darchen (2011)
Playing pool in Darchen (2011)
Woman leading two horses in Darchen (2011)
Older man in Darchen (2011)
Pilgrim family with two young children in Darchen (2011)
Two young children in Darchen (2011)
Pilgrim in Darchen (2011)
Portrait of a pilgrim in Darchen (2011)
Young girl in Darchen (2011)
Young family with their toddler in front of their home in Darchen (2011)
Young boys having fun in Darchen (2011)
Young boys having fun in Darchen (2011)
Loading goods an a yak at Darchen ready for transporting these goods on the kora around Mount Kailash (2010)
Loading goods an a yak at Darchen ready for transporting these goods on the kora around Mount Kailash (2010)
A yak at Darchen ready for transporting goods on the kora around Mount Kailash (2010)
A yak at Darchen ready for transporting goods on the kora around Mount Kailash (2010)
Loading goods an a yak at Darchen ready for transporting these goods on the kora around Mount Kailash (2011)
Loading goods an a yak at Darchen ready for transporting these goods on the kora around Mount Kailash (2011)
Darchen: a yak ready for the kora around Mount Kailash (2011)
Darchen: a yak ready for the kora around Mount Kailash (2011)
Darchen: there the yaks go for the kora around Mount Kailash (2011)
Darchen: there the yaks go for the kora around Mount Kailash (2011)
Darchen: yaks resting before going on the kora around Mount Kailash (2011)
Darchen: a yak resting before going on the kora around Mount Kailash (2011)
A woman leading a horse in Darchen (2011)
Darchen: Pilgrims buying goods at a street market stall (2011)
A woman porter coming back from the kora around Mount Kaiash (2011)
Mount Kailash: day 1 of the kora begins with walking westward across the Barkha plain with views to the south on the Gurla Mandata (7.728m) (2010)
Mount Kailash: day 1 of the kora begins with walking westward across the Barkha plain with views to the south on the Gurla Mandata (7.728m) (2012)
Mount Kailash: day 1 of the kora begins with walking westward across the Barkha plain with views to the south on the Gurla Mandata (7.728m) (2011)
Mount Kailash: day 1 of the kora begins with walking westward across the Barkha plain with views to the south on the Gurla Mandata (7.728m). Lake Rakshas Tal can also bee seen (2010)
Mount Kailash: day 1 of the kora begins with walking westward across the Barkha plain with views to the south on the Gurla Mandata (7.728m). Lake Rakshas Tal can also bee seen (2011)
A bird of prey near Mount Kailash (2011)
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Day 1 of the kora: on this point you turn from the Barkha Plain into the Lha-chu Valley. The cairn there is covered with prayer flags and is the first prostration point for the pilgrims (2011)
Day 1 of the kora: first view of Kailash before turning in to the Lha-chu Valley. This cairn covered with prayer flags and is the first prostration point for the pilgrims (2012)
Day 1 of the kora: first view of Kailash before turning in to the Lha-chu Valley. This cairn covered with prayer flags and is the first prostration point for the pilgrims (2012)
Day 1 of the kora: first view of Kailash before turning in to the Lha-chu Valley. This cairn covered with prayer flags and is the first prostration point for the pilgrims (2011)
Day 1 of the kora: first view of Kailash before turning in to the Lha-chu Valley. This cairn covered with prayer flags and is the first prostration point for the pilgrims (2011)
Day 1 of the kora: first view of Kailash before turning in to the Lha-chu Valley. This cairn covered with prayer flags and is the first prostration point for the pilgrims (2011)
Day 1 of the kora: first view of Kailash before turning in to the Lha-chu Valley. This cairn covered with prayer flags and is the first prostration point for the pilgrims (2012)
Day 1 of the kora: on this point you turn from the Barkha Plain into the Lha-chu Valley (2011)
Day 1 of the kora: on this point you turn from the Barkha Plain into the Lha-chu Valley (2011)
Day 1 of the kora: on this point you turn from the Barkha Plain into the Lha-chu Valley (2011)
Day 1 of the kora: first view of Kailash before turning in to the Lha-chu Valley. This cairn covered with prayer flags and is the first prostration point for the pilgrims (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: walking into the Lha-chu Valley (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: the Kangnyi Chörten at the beginning of the Lha-chu Valley with behind it the south face of Mount Kailash (2012)
Day 1 of the kora: the Kangnyi Chörten at the beginning of the Lha-chu Valley with behind it the south face of Mount Kailash (2012)
Day 1 of the kora: pilgrims at the Kangnyi Chörten at the beginning of the Lha-chu Valley with behind it the south face of Mount Kailash (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: pilgrims at the Kangnyi Chörten at the beginning of the Lha-chu Valley with behind it the south face of Mount Kailash (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: walking further into the Lha-chu Valley (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: walking towards Tarboche (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: the big flagpole at Tarboche in the firs leg of the Lha-chu Valley (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: the big flagpole at Tarboche in the firs leg of the Lha-chu Valley (2011)
Day 1 of the kora: the big flagpole at Tarboche in the firs leg of the Lha-chu Valley (2011)
Day 1 of the kora: prayer flags at Tarboche (2011)
Day 1 of the kora: hanging out prayer flags at Tarboche (2011)
Day 1 of the kora: the big flagpole at Tarboche in the firs leg of the Lha-chu Valley (2011)
Day 1 of the kora: the south face of Mount Kailash seen from Tarboche (2012)
Day 1 of the kora: prayer flags at Tarboche (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: the sky-burial site above Tarboche, which is no longer used (2011)
Day 1 of the kora: the sky-burial site above Tarboche, which is no longer used (2011)
Day 1 of the kora: pilgrim walking the kora anti clock wise. Believers of the old Bön religion do this. Also for them Kailash is a holy mountain (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: pilgrim walking the kora anti clock wise. Believers of the old Bön religion do this. Also for them Kailash is a holy mountain (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: portrait of a pilgrim walking the kora anti clock wise. Believers of the old Bön religion do this. Also for them Kailash is a holy mountain (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: walking into the Lha-chu Valley (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: the south face of Mount Kailash seen from Tarboche (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: Chuku Monastery high above the Lha-chu Valley (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: Chuku Monastery high above the Lha-chu Valley (2012)
Day 1 of the kora: Chuku Monastery high above the Lha-chu Valley (2011)
Day 1 of the kora: pilgrim walking the kora anti clock wise. Believers of the old Bön religion do this. Also for them Kailash is a holy mountain (2011)
Day 1 of the kora: Tibetan pilgrims doing the kora around Mount Kailash are walking into the Lha-chu Valley ( 2011)
Day 1 of the kora: pilgrims having a rest at some tea tents half way the Lha-chu Valley (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: pilgrims having a rest at some tea tents half way the Lha-chu Valley (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: portrait of a pilgrim having a rest at some tea tents half way the Lha-chu Valley (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: portrait of a pilgrim having a rest at some tea tents half way the Lha-chu Valley (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: pilgrims having a rest at some tea tents half way the Lha-chu Valley (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: at the beginning of the Lha-chu Valley: yaks getting ready for the kora around Mount Kailash (2012)
Day 1 of the kora: at the beginning of the Lha-chu Valley: yaks getting ready for the kora around Mount Kailash (2012)
Day 1 of the kora: at the beginning of the Lha-chu Valley: yaks getting ready for the kora around Mount Kailash (2012)
Day 1 of the kora: at the beginning of the Lha-chu Valley: yaks getting ready for the kora around Mount Kailash (2012)
Day 1 of the kora: at the beginning of the Lha-chu Valley: yaks getting ready for the kora around Mount Kailash (2012)
Day 1 of the kora: at the beginning of the Lha-chu Valley: yaks getting ready for the kora around Mount Kailash (2012)
Day 1 of the kora: at the beginning of the Lha-chu Valley: yaks getting ready for the kora around Mount Kailash (2012)
Day 1 of the kora: at the beginning of the Lha-chu Valley: yaks getting ready for the kora around Mount Kailash (2012)
Day 1 of the kora: lady pilgrims halfway the Lha-chu Valley (2012)
Day 1 of the kora: a lady pilgrim halfway the Lha-chu Valley (2012)
Day 1 of the kora: a lady pilgrim halfway the Lha-chu Valley (2012)
Day 1 of the kora: pilgrims in the Lha-chu Valley (2012)
Day 1 of the kora: pilgrims in the Lha-chu Valley (2012)
Day 1 of the kora: pilgrims in the Lha-chu Valley (2012)
Day 1 of the kora: pilgrims in the Lha-chu Valley (2012)
Day 1 of the kora: pilgrims having a rest and lunch in the Lha-chu Valley (2012)
Day 1 of the kora: pilgrims in the Lha-chu Valley (2012)
Day 1 of the kora: mother with baby walking the kora in the Lha-chu Valley (2012)
Day 1 of the kora: two lady pilgrims in the Lha-chu Valley (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: two lady pilgrims in the Lha-chu Valley (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: portrait of a lady pilgrim in the Lha-chu Valley (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: pilgrims having a rest and lunch in the Lha-chu Valley (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: lady pilgrim with her young child walking the kora in the Lha-chu Valley (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: lady pilgrim with her young child walking the kora in the Lha-chu Valley (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: the beautiful barren landscape of the Lha-chu Valley (2012)
Day 1 of the kora: pilgrims walking the kora in the Lha-chu Valley (2012)
Day 1 of the kora: pilgrims walking the kora in the Lha-chu Valley (2012)
Day 1 of the kora: walking the kora in the Lha-chu Valley (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: the beautiful, barren landscape at the end of the Lha-chu Valley (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: the beautiful, barren landscape at the end of the Lha-chu Valley (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: the beautiful, barren landscape at the end of the Lha-chu Valley (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: the beautiful, barren landscape at the end of the Lha-chu Valley (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: the beautiful, barren landscape in the Lha-chu Valley (2011)
Day 1 of the kora: the beautiful, barren landscape in the Lha-chu Valley (2011)
Day 1 of the kora: prostrating pilgrims in the Lha-chu Valley (2011)
Day 1 of the kora: prostrating pilgrims in the Lha-chu Valley (2011)
Day 1 of the kora: the beautiful, barren landscape in the Lha-chu Valley (2011)
Day 1 of the kora: the beautiful, barren landscape in the Lha-chu Valley (2011)
Day 1 of the kora: the beautiful, barren landscape in the Lha-chu Valley (2011)
Day 1 of the kora: the beautiful, barren landscape in the Lha-chu Valley (2011)
Day 1 of the kora: the beautiful, barren landscape at the end of the Lha-chu Valley (2011)
Day 1 of the kora: the west face of Mount Kailash (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: the west face of Mount Kailash (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: the west face of Mount Kailash (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: horses with at the background the west face of Mount Kailash (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: the west and north face of Mount Kailash seen together (2010)
Day 1 of the kora: the west face of Mount Kailash (2011)
Day 1 of the kora: the west face of Mount Kailash (2011)
Day 1 of the kora: the west face of Mount Kailash (2011)
Day 1 of the kora: two lady pilgrims walking the kora around Mount Kailash (2012)
Day 1 of the kora: two lady pilgrims walking the kora around Mount Kailash (2012)
Day 1 of the kora: pilgrims walking the kora around Mount Kailash with the yaks coming behind them (2012)