Happy in exile - Senior Portraits of kollegal Tibetan settlement
We reached odeyarpalaya on a monsoon evening, it was a sleepy little border town with a very few amenities. Dhondeling is a Kollegal Tibetan settlement with approximately 4000 families, who have been living here since 1974.
Once we entered Dhondeling, we picked up a vibe completely different from the town we just passed. I was amused at the fact that even though we are all the same, we all have different identities as individuals and groups.
Wherever we went, we were greeted with prayer flags in different colors and sizes. In the quiet mountain landscapes, these flags made distinct whirring noise as if they were whispering something. Most of the fields were just ploughed after a harvest, which provided an unobstructed view of the entire valley. We could see stupas, monasteries and small houses sticking out of the hills. There are five monasteries and 22 villages here. The people here were very lovely and hospitable and we felt that life in general was very leisurely and relaxing here.
Photographer - Ashwin pk
Assistant Photographer - Rakesh E
Post-production - Ashwin Pk
Production - Visual Entity
