http://www.vishvish.com/story/dharamsala <p>"Happy Losar" looked very odd to our ignorant eyes, but we were quickly educated and discovered that Dharamsala was in the grip of the coldest winter ever recorded anywhere in the solar system. There wasn't a warm spot in the whole town, and believe me, we searched for one.</p> <p>Thousands of Tibetans normally descend on this town, home of the Dalai Lama, to celebrate New Year, but they were largely thwarted by heavy snowfall cutting off the routes. The ceremonies still took place, and eventually the weather warmed up.</p> Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000 en-gb vishvish.com RSS generator 2.0 http://www.vishvish.com/photo/namgyal-monastery-382 Untitled Dressed in national costume, celebrating in Dharamsala, home of the Tibetan government-in-exile and the Dalai Lama. Vish Vishvanath http://www.vishvish.com/photo/tsechokling-monastery-383 Tsechokling Monastery Vish Vishvanath http://www.vishvish.com/photo/morning-happy-losar-384 Morning, Happy Losar Carrying a typically Tibetan umbrella on the morning walk into town. Vish Vishvanath http://www.vishvish.com/photo/namgyal-monastery-385 Untitled Vish Vishvanath http://www.vishvish.com/photo/namgyal-monastery-386 Untitled Vish Vishvanath http://www.vishvish.com/photo/namgyal-monastery-387 Untitled Vish Vishvanath http://www.vishvish.com/photo/namgyal-monastery-388 Untitled Vish Vishvanath http://www.vishvish.com/photo/monkey-lunch-389 Monkey Lunch Vish Vishvanath http://www.vishvish.com/photo/untitled-390 Untitled Vish Vishvanath http://www.vishvish.com/photo/dharamsala-391 Dharamsala Vish Vishvanath http://www.vishvish.com/photo/namgyal-monastery-392 Untitled Vish Vishvanath http://www.vishvish.com/photo/tsechokling-monastery-393 Tsechokling Monastery Vish Vishvanath http://www.vishvish.com/photo/namgyal-monastery-394 Untitled Vish Vishvanath http://www.vishvish.com/photo/tsechokling-monastery-395 Tsechokling Monastery Vish Vishvanath http://www.vishvish.com/photo/tsechokling-monastery-396 Tsechokling Monastery Vish Vishvanath http://www.vishvish.com/photo/tsechokling-monastery-397 Tsechokling Monastery Vish Vishvanath http://www.vishvish.com/photo/namgyal-monastery-398 Untitled Vish Vishvanath http://www.vishvish.com/photo/tsechokling-monastery-399 Tsechokling Monastery Vish Vishvanath http://www.vishvish.com/photo/tsechokling-monastery-400 Tsechokling Monastery Vish Vishvanath http://www.vishvish.com/photo/tsechokling-monastery-401 Tsechokling Monastery Vish Vishvanath http://www.vishvish.com/photo/long-hair-long-life-402 Long Hair = Long Life Vish Vishvanath