Tibet’s Summer Is Most Striking

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The sky is blue, and the clouds are white.

Drizzling nights and burning daytime sun, yet leaves you perfectly content.

The rainy season cultivates wildflowers, mushrooms, and other vegetation that charm the plateau.

The pedicularis (lousewort) flowers in cream and purple color,

The meconopsis poppies and gentian in blue and white,

And potentillas anserine (silverweeds) in golden-yellow to only compose dramatic depictions of the landscape.

While the vast grassland and mountaintops bursting with blooms make it feel even more colorful and expansive, it’s the klu rol or lürol (ཀླུ་རོལ། shaman) makes the season — young people dancing large and high into the sky offerings to local deities for goodwill and protection makes the summer more exotic and celebratory.

And the ancient, mystical ceremony of Lürol and the flora of the today’s natural ecosystem don’t even begin to clash.

Like Lerol completing one village after another, the wildflowers gently fade into retirement mode, knowing they will reincarnate to grace Tibet’s summer again.

 

Until then, enjoy expressions of lürol from below links:

‘Klu rol’ (Lürol) Festival — Part I

‘Klu rol’ (lürol) Festival — Part II

I was born and raised on the Tibetan plateau. And I sing and dance with the utensils in my kitchen, while remembering and storytelling in my mind. Consulting in the realm of user experience (UX) design now based in Madison, WI, US, I’m blessed with the positive responses to my design contributions in the field and winning several awards. Growing up in the mountains of Rebgong (རེབ་གོང། Rebkong, Tongren), a cultural hub, I learned the art of making comfort food and the essence of what it takes to make juicy yak meat dumplings that will splash in your mouth while the delicate wrapper stays perfectly intact. And no one trained me better in cooking than my beloved late grandmother, Sonam. My love of cooking fresh meals daily, gardening and storytelling has continued to this day. And my friends here in the West are continually fascinated with my rich heritage, the dishes I cook, and the stories I share. “Beyond Her Kitchen” is where I celebrate Tibetan culture through food and stories, honoring disadvantaged women & girls. Continue reading at: https://beyondherkitchen.com/meet-jolma

4 Comments

  1. Jolma,
    Wonderful to see your gorgeous photography. You capture the joy of summer festival! Thank you for sharing it with us.

    • Hello Kate,

      Thank you for your kind words. The colorful and exotic Tibetan culture makes it easy to capture a nice picture or tell a good story.

      Jolma

    • Thank you for your kind words, Peggy.
      Tibetan culture is a colorful one, and it’s easy to share something interesting.
      Thanks again for stopping by.
      – Jolma

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