Tag: culture
member name: Rene Edde
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July 25, 2006 02:46 AM EDT --
It is funny how much about this trip has not turned out at all like I expected and, as I have said before, how much I am continuously reminded of my own life that I live back at home in the states.
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August 27, 2006 11:47 PM EDT --
Yesterday was the second day of a three day festival in Nepal, called Teej. Teej is a festival for women in which they often celebrate at many of the Temples that honor the god, Shiva. Women at Teej wear . . .
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August 28, 2006 12:27 AM EDT --
Yesterday Allison and I went to Bhaktapur with the intentions of staying the night and shooting for two days. As soon as we stepped out and into the Durbar Square we were berated by touts wanting to give . . .
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July 29, 2006 07:50 AM EDT --
Today was the beginning of the enthronement ceremony of the 7th Tharig Rinpoche. The five year old cherub-like boy from Bir, in Hymachal Pradesh in northwestern India, was recognized by His Holiness Sakya . . .
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December 06, 2006 10:07 PM EST --
For two days I was blessed to experience the coolest field trip of my life. I was lucky to be able to join the Pokhara monks on a pilgrimage to various places around Derha Dun and surrounding areas . . .
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July 25, 2006 02:32 AM EDT --
Today I spent the afternoon at Kopan Monastery, just enjoying watching all of the people and spending a little bit of revitalizing "me time" in there beautiful gardens and looking out over Kathmandu . . .
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