2022
WINTER CHAM
Every year around December, when the cold has settled in and the new year is close, the monastery in Garnying, a few kilometers from Ritoma, holds ...
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2022
CIRCULAR COLLECTION
Norlha is releasing a limited range of one-off scarves, handwoven from repurposed yak khullu and silk-blend yarns left over from previous collections.
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2022
CHOEKHOR DAY
As autumn rolls in with yellowing and darkening skies, Ritoma’s pastoralists prepare for winter. Yak and sheep, which had been grazing at higher al...
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NORLHA ARTISANS
Norlha provides training and long-term employment opportunities for local nomads and families, equipping them with skills to become expert weavers,...
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2022
THE FOUR FRIENDS
To celebrate this month’s full moon, we would like to offer a blessing to our community of friends.
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2022
AUTUMN WINTER 2022 COLLECTION
The dramatic seasonal transformations of the Tibetan Plateau inform the direction of Norlha’s scarves and garments for Autumn Winter 2022.
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2022
THE TIBETAN PICNIC
Picnics are at the core of the Tibetan concept of leisure. With cities as hubs for commerce, city dwellers seek out nature as a source of enjoyment...
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2022
MONKS MONSOON RETREAT
Each year, monks in Labrang and many other monasteries on the Tibetan Plateau hold a six week retreat in the summer. Its origins are in the Monsoon...
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2022
THE CIRCLE
On the 18th of June, Ritoma’s pastoralists brought their yak and sheep to Chakka, the highest and furthest point of grassland in their yearly migra...
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2022
SOGWA - INTERVIEW WITH A NOMAD COUPLE
Each year, nomads move their herds to higher pastures for winter grazing in a period called Sogwa by the nomads of Ritoma.
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