Bhutanese scriptures
Bhutan\'s National Library has a large collection of traditional Tibetian and Bhutanese books in Tibetian and Dzonkha languages respectively. This picture shows a page from some book that was being restored. Don\'t ask me what it says, I can\'t read the script!...
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[tag]Jantar Mantar[/tag], located near [tag]Connaught place[/tag], the heart of [tag]Delhi[/tag]’s commercial area, is infact an ancient [tag]astronomy observatory[/tag]. Built during the period AD 1724-1730 by [tag]Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh[/tag] II of Jaipur, the various structures in the complex are instruments that were used to keep track to celestial bodies. The structures are not functional anymore, but nevertheless they are an integral part of India’s scientific heritage. The Rajput ruler also built similar observatories at Jaipur, Varanasi, Ujjain and Mathura.
Photo clicked during my visit to Delhi, (May 2005).
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From 21-Apr until 08-May I will be on a holiday to [tag]Himalayas[/tag]. Last summer, I went trekking to Har ki Doon in Uttaranchal (Garhwal), and that was the first time I saw snow. Now I’m addicted to the mountains.
This year’s itinerary consists mainly of a himalayan [tag]mountain cycling[/tag] expedition arranged by Youth Hostels Association of India. I will also visit other places in North India: Chandigarh, Kullu-Manali valley, Dharamsala, Amritsar and New Delhi.
seeya !
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