The old man flashes a mischievous, gap-toothed smile, his face furrowed by time like the mountain landscape around him, radiating contentment as he waves a prayer wheel in his hand.
He has been walking since the early morning, up and down hills, past rushing torrents, sandy plains and rocky, snow-covered crests, to which Ladakh, India’s outpost in the Himalayas, owes its beauty.
Hundreds of Ladakhis and tourists from all over the world crowd into the courtyard of the small Takthok cave monastery for a two-day celebration in honour of Padmasambhava.
Also known as Guru Rinpoche – precious guru – this Indian scholar is said to have brought tantric Buddhism to the region tucked between the Karakoram and Himalaya mountains.
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