11 May 2011, 05:30 am
Nako - Living Cultural Heritage in the Western Himalayas

An exhibition of photographs by Stefan Oláh from Austria

 

Opening  on 10th May 2011 at 18:30

The Nako Gompa was reportedly founded by the famous Tibetan translator Rinchen Zangpo is located high up in the western Himalayas in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh. The interiors of the four temples feature invaluable wall paintings, polychrome wooden ceilings and sculptures which date back to the time of 12th to 16th century. In this remote mountain area, the untarnished cultural heritage of Tibetan Buddhism has been authentically maintained