: For 15 years, this Tibetan lama lived in a little cave along Namtso Lake. The only sign of the times was a pair of white sneakers he wore during evening prayers around the peninsula.
For 15 years, this Tibetan lama lived in a little cave along Namtso Lake. Every evening, he treks the Zhaxi Peninsula, which faces the magnificent Tanggula Mountains, spinning his prayer wheel as he paces. I was fortunate enough to follow him one day, and couldn’t help noticing his sneaker-shod feet. A sign of these modern times, perhaps?