Tuesday 5 December 2023

Darjeeling, West Bengal. December 2023.


Sunrise at Tiger Hill with... a few other people

First light onto Khangchendzonga, the world's third highest peak (8,598m)


Views of Khangchendzonga from Darjeeling


Views of Khangchendzonga from Darjeeling


Bhutia Busty Gompa, Darjeeling


Bhutia Busty Gompa, Darjeeling


Bhutia Busty Gompa, Darjeeling


Bhutia Busty Gompa, Darjeeling


Bhutia Busty Gompa, Darjeeling


Bhutia Busty Gompa, Darjeeling


Bhutia Busty Gompa, Darjeeling


Bhutia Busty Gompa, Darjeeling


Bhutia Busty Gompa, Darjeeling


Views of Khangchendzonga from Darjeeling

Kurseong, West Bengal. December 2023.


Kurseong


Kurseong tea plantations


Kurseong tea plantations


Kurseong 


Kurseong 


Kurseong 


Homestay in Kurseong 


Kurseong 


Kurseong 


Kurseong 


Kurseong 


Kurseong 


Kurseong 


Kurseong 


Kurseong 


Kurseong 


Kurseong 


Kurseong 


It's tea


Tea factory


More tea


Tea seeds


Tea plantation village, nr Kurseong 


In the tea plantation, Kurseong 

Bodhgaya, Bihar. November 2023.


Mahabodhi Temple, the spot where Buddha is said to have achieved enlightenment


Mahabodhi Temple, the spot where Buddha is said to have achieved enlightenment






Mahabodhi Temple, the spot where Buddha is said to have achieved enlightenment


The bodhi tree (or at least a tree taken from a cutting) under which Buddha is said to have achieved enlightenment


Inside Mahabodhi Temple 


Temples around Bodhgaya


Temples around Bodhgaya


Temples around Bodhgaya


The Great Buddha Statue, hollow and said to contain 20,000 bronze Buddhas


Japanese Buddhist temple, Bodhgaya


Temples around Bodhgaya


Temples around Bodhgaya


Temples around Bodhgaya


Thai Buddhist temple, Bodhgaya


Bakraur village


Royal Enfield


My little buddy


Dhamma Bodhi where I did 10 day vipassana, 17 hour days from 4am to 9.30pm, spent mostly meditating cross-legged


Where it all happened 


Dhamma Bodhi, Bodhgaya


Dhamma Bodhi, Bodhgaya

Dhamma Bodhi, Bodhgaya