Spiti Valley High

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited - Spiti Valley

INDIA | Saturday, 12 January 2013 | Views [290] | View Larger Image

Local children may be hardy and ruddy but retain their immense warmth and curiosity. While the boy seemed a bit circumspect of this stranger, his sister enveloped him in a protective hug and welcomed me with a cheerful, 'Julaay!'.

The stark landscape of the region is mirrored in the spartan existence of the Buddhist monks. This monk definitely did not have a Ferrari to sell, making do with bits of twine in place of shoe laces. A lesson to be learnt by us whose wasteful urban lives are costing Mother Earth dear.

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Enlightenment found under the stars, or just friends playing a game of cards? The star-lit sky never ceases to amaze me, and as the universe paraded itself in all its glory I wondered if the tent was lit up by the warmth of camaraderie or something else.

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Spiti Valley High

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited - Spiti Valley

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