Tibetan Village

Yesterday, after a long hot day working in the field we took an amazing walk down to the banks of the Beas river. The river is large and cuts through the Kullu Valley. On the banks of the river is a Tibetan settlement. The Tibetan people fled the oppression of the Chinese government and took refuge in India. There settlement was established in 1972. The Dali Lama lived in a monastery about 2 1/2 hours away from the Kullu Valley.

The people were very friendly and stopped to take pictures with us. They even opened up there homes so that we could use their bathrooms!

Scenes from the Tibetan village:

Tibetan prayer flags are strung all around the village and blow gracefully in the wind.

Snoop Dog's song Young, Wild, and Free was blasting out this window.

Tibetan home

Tibetan villagers

There was also a wonderful Buddhist temple that sat at the entrance to the village. We watched elderly Tibetan women pray at the temple.

Tibetan Grafitti