Scene from the Ganges (Ganga) River on the banks of Varanasi, India.

Scene from the Ganges (Ganga) River on the banks of Varanasi, India.

Field trip at the Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal in Agra, India

Woman from Rajasthan at the Pushkar Camel Festival. 1995

Camels at the Pushkar camel festival.

Palm trees in the backwaters of Kerala, India.

Large cave temple (carved into a mountain about 1700 years ago) in Ajanta, India.

Man honoring a statue of a Jina (saint in the Jain religion)

I loved watching this chimpanzee looking at his lips. Looked like he was blowing kisses.

Tuk-tuk in Bangkok, Thailand.

Small Buddha statue in Thailand.

Sukhothai, Thailand.

Buddha statue of Wat (temple) Si Chum in Sukhothai, Thailand.

Food cart. Chiang Mai, Thailand

Food cart. Chiang Mai, Thailand

Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok, Thailand. Where all the restaurants go to get their food.

Butcher at Khlong Toei market in Bangkok, Thailand.

It made me smile to see this cat relaxing at an egg vendor at a market in Bangkok, Thailand. Just waiting for hand-outs.

Floating market outside Bangkok, Thailand

Boudhanath (aka Boudha) Tibetan Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Monk at Swayumbhu Stupa (aka Monkey Temple) in Kathmandu

Blessing Swayumbhunath (aka Monkey Temple) in Kathmandu, Nepal with colored water to make the stupa look like it has lotus petals.

Pashupatinath Hindu temple (and grounds) in Kathmandu, Nepal

Feeding pigeons in Bhaktapur, Nepal.

Bhaktapur, Nepal (outside Kathmandu).

Swayumbhunath Tibetan Buddhist temple (aka Monkey Temple) outside Kathmandu, Nepal

Woman riding her bike in Bardia, western Nepal.

Boudhanath (aka Boudha) Tibetan stupa in Kathmandu.

Boudhanath (aka Boudha) Tibetan Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Don't you wish you had work shoes like these?

800-year celebration of Shey Monastery in Ladakh, India

Young monks awaiting the arrival of the head Lama of their monastery (Likir)

Young monks in front of Thiksey Monastery Ladakh

Large statue at Basgo Monastery in Ladakh, India.

At one point he held my arm as I helped him walk through a crowd.

Playing horns before morning puja (prayer) ceremony at Thiksey Monastery (also called a gompa or gonpa). Ladakh, India

Ladakhi woman watching the Thiksey festival activities.

Thiksey Monastery (also called a gompa or gonpa). Ladakh, India

This makes me smile. This is the VERY important oracle of Thiksey monastery. He and I became fast friends when I gave him photos that I had taken of him the year before. In the middle of a procession he reached out to shake my hand--stopping the whole procession.

Thiksey monastery at night.

Nighttime shot of Thiksey Monastery in Ladakh, India.

Stupa (Buddhist monument) at Thiksey Monastery (also called a gompa or gonpa). Ladakh, India