A lady called Janet came with me on a couple of my Spiti visits. While sitting in the jeep during the long road journeys, she knitted children’s sweaters while in [...]
In the spring, usually in April when the snow has melted and the new shoots of grass appear on the hills, the sheep, goats and cows are brought out to [...]
This animal is essential to all households for providing a means of farming for those living in this mountainous region. The plough is attached to this animal for ploughing the [...]
When I first came to the valley in the early 1990’s, festivals were a time to dress up, put on the traditional dress, your family jewellery and put your Lingti [...]
Every family has a donkey, an invaluable part to the well-being of the family. Some farmers used keep 10 to 15 donkeys and run a business hiring them out.
A year of consolidation for Spiti Projects. The Community Centre is now up and running. The Craft Centre is now fully supplied with some excellent goods to buy.
Losar is a festival in Tibetan Buddhism. The holiday is celebrated on various dates depending on location and tradition. The holiday is a new year’s festival, celebrated on the first [...]
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