Religion and Culture
PILGRIMAGE IN WINTER
Winter on the Tibetan Plateau is a season of quietude, when the pasture lies dormant beneath the cold.
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2025
THE ETERNAL KNOT
The eight auspicious symbols are a set of objects appearing in textiles, art and rituals across the Tibetan Plateau as reminders of the spiritual p...
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2025
THE CHOEKHOR
Summer, a time of abundance for yaks and sheep, is over, marking a period of heavy work for a family of pastoralists.
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2025
THE YAK IN THE YEAR'S WINDING DAYS
As September nears its end, the grassland flora makes its last hurrah with its most surprising flowers and fruits, sweet-tasting nectars, and red b...
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2025
LAPTSE & THE WIND HORSE
From the tops of mountains to the banks of the most beautiful lakes, nomads call for the victory of the gods by scattering countle...
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2025
THE YAK IN SUMMER
Towards the end of June or the beginning of July, Ritoma nomads start to migrate to their first summer pasture. In collaboration with the village c...
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2025
THE YAK IN LATE SPRING
Spring arrived later than usual this year. Rain was scarce, and the hills stubbornly remained brown. Nomads watched anxiously as clouds gathered, o...
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2025
NYUNGNE སྨྱུང་གནས།
In Norlha's home of Ritoma, Nyungne is a practice performed over two days in the month of June.
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2025
DUKAR DOLMA
Spring arrives late on the Plateau, and the third month of the lunar calendar is a critical time for its inhabitants. The ewes are exhausted from b...
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2025
LAPTSE IN SPRING
Laptse is a festival where men from all clans gather to honour the local deities. Riding their horses, dressed in their best and bearing their fami...
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