The Tibetan refugee self-help center outside of Darjeeling, India. Principal products here are Tibetan rugs and sweaters.

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The Tibetan refugee self-help center outside of Darjeeling, India. Principal products here are Tibetan rugs and sweaters.

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A Mani wall near Samiti Pokhari, Sikkim. These walls were abundant, and stretched for hundreds of meters in some instances.

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Jul 29, 2008

“The Tibetan refugee self-help center outside of Darjeeling, India. Principal products here are Tibetan rugs and sweaters.”

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Our support staff.

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The green foothills of Sikkim.

The Sikkim/West Bengal border.

Our guide, Phursumba Sherpa.

The town of Siliguri, West Bengal, India.

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