prayer wheels - Rumtek monastery 

monk and Buddhist laundry - Rumtek 

orchids - Rumtek monastery 

Himalayan range - Yumthang, North Sikkim 

Taungu Valley 

yaks - North Sikkim 

Himalayas - North Sikkim 

Lachung, Sikkim 

Himalayas through prayer flags 

Lachung monastery 

Yumthang range 

translucent prayer flag (green for water elements) - Lachung monastery 

first light - Lachen, North Sikkim 

mountain houses - North Sikkim 

prayer flags - Yumthang 

monastery detail - Lachen 

river bed - Yumthang Valley 

town silhouette - North Sikkim 

yellow prayer flag (represents the earth element) 

spinning wool - Tibetan Refugee Self-Help Center, Darjeeling 

shop window - Darjeeling 

bells and flags near Mahakal Temple - Darjeeling 

prayer flag and inscription - below Observatory Hill, Darjeeling 

hillside below Charastha - Darjeeling 

prayer scarf and wheel (detail) - Darjeeling 

flags - Mahakal Temple, Darjeeling