Pilgrims circumambulate a temple in Tibet. After retirement from household duties many elderly lay Buddhist practitioners focus on preparing for death.   

Old men study classic Buddhist scriptures in Thimphu, Bhutan. 

Remembering and performing the traditional dances keep the culture of Ladakh alive.

In a four day enactment of an ancient ritual, Buddhist monks in the walled city of Lo Monthang dispel the evil that has gathered over the past year. This annual Tiji festival also invokes auspicious circumstances for planting the spring crops.

This young boy in Bhutan takes obvious joy in his ability to turn a heavy prayer wheel, thereby wafting prayers throughout the universe.