Some 5,500 metres (18,000 feet) above sea level in the Indian Himalayas sits the Tnagyud Gompa Buddhist monastery, where snow can leave the monks in complete isolation for seven months a year. The ...
Vasudhara-Tara Detail: The Himalayan monastery of Alchi houses 11th-century Buddhist art of unparalleled beauty and finesse, such as the image of the green Vasudhara/Tara. Photo: Peter van Ham Alchi’s ...