Preparing butter lamp for the family altar, ready to fill with clarified butter.
During Losar or Lo sar, Tibetan New Year, preparation, you would not need to travel far to learn much about the festival and to perceive a variety of cultural expressions. Every family displays a visual feast without realizing it. Today, I’m sharing my observations during a 5-minute walk from one family to another, passing our village temple.
Miniature dough pieces for spiritual offerings once baked or deep-fried.
The woman who was preparing the butter lamps.
A corner of our village temple.
A huge pile of stones carved with the Mani, “Om Mani Padme Hum,” the mantra (prayer) of Tibetan Buddhist.
Wind horse about to place on the roof of my aunt’s house.
And, like every Tibetan family here, I also bought three 5-foot pieces of rich fabric to offer at my village temple and two mountain gods.
Stunning photographs Jolma. Thank you for capturing these special traditions and for sharing them!
Hi Peggy, thank you for stopping by. I certainly enjoy sharing.
Absolutely stunning. Everything you do is magnificent.
Beautiful! I love seeing your view of your home. Please say hello to your family for me.
I will, Sara. Thank you.
Jolma, your written narrative is excellent; the photos are beautiful. What a superb site! Keep up the great work. Larry
I will. Thank you so much, Larry.
Beautiful photos! So wonderful – thank you for sharing this amazing culture with us!
Thank you, Steve. Indeed, amazing is the word to describe the Tibetan culture.
[…] During Losar preparation, you only need to take a five-minute walk to learn much about the festival and to perceive a variety of cultural expressions. Tibetan families display visual feasts that are almost surreal to look at; Behold and marvel at the ambiance […] […]
Gorgeous pictures. Obviously a culture that admires aesthetics and beauty in all things.
[…] LosarPreparation: Spiritual Visual Feast During Losar preparation, you only need to take a five-minute walk to learn much about the festival and to perceive a variety of cultural expressions. Tibetan families display visual feasts that are almost surreal to look at. Behold and marvel at the ambiance. […]
Stunning photographs Jolma. Thank you for capturing these special traditions and for sharing them!
Hi Peggy, thank you for stopping by. I certainly enjoy sharing.
Absolutely stunning. Everything you do is magnificent.
Beautiful! I love seeing your view of your home. Please say hello to your family for me.
I will, Sara. Thank you.
Jolma, your written narrative is excellent; the photos are beautiful. What a superb site! Keep up the great work. Larry
I will. Thank you so much, Larry.
Beautiful photos! So wonderful – thank you for sharing this amazing culture with us!
Thank you, Steve. Indeed, amazing is the word to describe the Tibetan culture.
[…] During Losar preparation, you only need to take a five-minute walk to learn much about the festival and to perceive a variety of cultural expressions. Tibetan families display visual feasts that are almost surreal to look at; Behold and marvel at the ambiance […] […]
Gorgeous pictures. Obviously a culture that admires aesthetics and beauty in all things.
[…] LosarPreparation: Spiritual Visual Feast During Losar preparation, you only need to take a five-minute walk to learn much about the festival and to perceive a variety of cultural expressions. Tibetan families display visual feasts that are almost surreal to look at. Behold and marvel at the ambiance. […]