Tibetan Painting

Or tangka paintings. One painting takes about 3-4 years to complete. If you can see the level of detail, and the 5 bristled paint brush used, you will know why. Artists are in training for 5-6 years. The paints are made from ground stone and natural earth pigments.

INDIA

May 27th 2006
My home before home... Dharamshala is nestled in the valley of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh in Northern India. The town is split into two levels, the lower being Dharamshala (where I am staying). The upper level, a few steep miles uphill, is christened McLeod Ganj, home to the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government in exile, as well as an influx of Tibetan refugees fleeing the Chinese oppression in ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more

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