photos etc

there's no funny story behind me falling into a sewer. i was just searching for a chai stall a little too intently and didn't look at the ground under my feet. my left shoe smells lovely, though.

here are some photos (in no particular order):

my shoes. and below them, the himalayan foothills as seen from sanghachoeling monastery.
bhutia busty monastery. this is where the old man showed me the original copy of the tibetan book of the dead, and pechas from the year 1277. that's the kangchendzonga range in the background.
this is the hill i had to scale to get to sanghachoeling monastery. there wasn't really a road per se, or even a path. just steep, steep rock face.
but this is the view from the top.
my favorite photo. a chorten (tibetan stupa) and prayer flags from sanghachoeling.
this is an old photo... there was a beautiful sunset in sarnath one night, and jojo took this photo from the roof of the hostel.
jesus, the buddha, and shiva. (i have no idea who the guy on the far left with the afro is). this was taken at the mahakala mandir, which is perhaps the most bizarre thing i've ever seen. i got blessed by a buddhist monk and a hindu priest in the same temple, at the same time.
the sunrise from my hotel in darjeeling.
and, as per mom's request, me in a chupa. that's what i wear to class.