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Gold embroidered ceremonial costume and tall dark headdress in warm hall light — Kalimpong, India — July 2014 — Shamar Rinpoche - Kalimpong - Vajrayogini — photograph by Tokpa Korlo

Maroon-robed figure raising a ritual object beside pale sculpted offerings — Kalimpong, India — July 2014 — Shamar Rinpoche - Kalimpong - Vajrayogini — photograph by Tokpa Korlo

Gold brocade and tall black headdresses beside small hand drums — Kalimpong, India — July 2014 — Shamar Rinpoche - Kalimpong - Vajrayogini — photograph by Tokpa Korlo

Black-and-white photograph of a grey-haired figure with glasses seated behind a ritual table — Kalimpong, India — July 2014 — Shamar Rinpoche - Kalimpong - Vajrayogini — photograph by Tokpa Korlo

Maroon-robed figures wearing red ceremonial hats with palms joined — Kalimpong, India — July 2014 — Shamar Rinpoche - Kalimpong - Vajrayogini — photograph by Tokpa Korlo

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KALIMPONG, INDIA · JULY 9, 2014

Shamar Rinpoche - Kalimpong - Vajrayogini

Maroon-robed figure holding a tall feathered ritual object with a gold cloth over the lower face — Kalimpong, India — July 2014 — Shamar Rinpoche - Kalimpong - Vajrayogini — photograph by Tokpa Korlo

Rows of ornate gold costumes and tall black headdresses viewed from behind — Kalimpong, India — July 2014 — Shamar Rinpoche - Kalimpong - Vajrayogini — photograph by Tokpa Korlo

Seated robed figures with palms joined behind a yellow-covered ritual table — Kalimpong, India — July 2014 — Shamar Rinpoche - Kalimpong - Vajrayogini — photograph by Tokpa Korlo

Wide hall filled with maroon robes beneath hanging banners and bright windows — Kalimpong, India — July 2014 — Shamar Rinpoche - Kalimpong - Vajrayogini — photograph by Tokpa Korlo

Dense indoor gathering facing a richly painted altar and central thangka — Kalimpong, India — July 2014 — Shamar Rinpoche - Kalimpong - Vajrayogini — photograph by Tokpa Korlo

Figures in gold brocade and tall black headdresses performing a seated ritual — Kalimpong, India — July 2014 — Shamar Rinpoche - Kalimpong - Vajrayogini — photograph by Tokpa Korlo

Bespectacled figure with palms joined among a row of gold ceremonial costumes — Kalimpong, India — July 2014 — Shamar Rinpoche - Kalimpong - Vajrayogini — photograph by Tokpa Korlo

Wide ceremonial hall seen over rows of gold embroidered shoulders — Kalimpong, India — July 2014 — Shamar Rinpoche - Kalimpong - Vajrayogini — photograph by Tokpa Korlo

Rows of red ceremonial hats facing figures in gold brocade — Kalimpong, India — July 2014 — Shamar Rinpoche - Kalimpong - Vajrayogini — photograph by Tokpa Korlo

Standing robed figure leaning across a yellow-covered ritual table — Kalimpong, India — July 2014 — Shamar Rinpoche - Kalimpong - Vajrayogini — photograph by Tokpa Korlo

Figure in gold brocade holding a tall feathered ritual object and bell — Kalimpong, India — July 2014 — Shamar Rinpoche - Kalimpong - Vajrayogini — photograph by Tokpa Korlo

Wide view of maroon robes and gold ceremonial costumes before an altar — Kalimpong, India — July 2014 — Shamar Rinpoche - Kalimpong - Vajrayogini — photograph by Tokpa Korlo

Gold brocade and pointed black headdress beside ritual objects on a low table — Kalimpong, India — July 2014 — Shamar Rinpoche - Kalimpong - Vajrayogini — photograph by Tokpa Korlo

Black-and-white portrait against a softly blurred ceremonial background — Kalimpong, India — July 2014 — Shamar Rinpoche - Kalimpong - Vajrayogini — photograph by Tokpa Korlo

Richly painted altar framed by a seated audience and ceremonial textiles — Kalimpong, India — July 2014 — Shamar Rinpoche - Kalimpong - Vajrayogini — photograph by Tokpa Korlo

Young maroon-robed figures seated in a row beside a blue-carpeted aisle — Kalimpong, India — July 2014 — Shamar Rinpoche - Kalimpong - Vajrayogini — photograph by Tokpa Korlo

Green hand drums held among gold brocade and tall dark headdresses — Kalimpong, India — July 2014 — Shamar Rinpoche - Kalimpong - Vajrayogini — photograph by Tokpa Korlo

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