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Proud to have led this fine group of 8 dedicated volunteers to Udaipur, India to work with restorationworksinternational on the restoration of a centuries old Haveli, repurposing it into a community and heritage center that supports migrant woman laborers and will provide a place to make and sell traditional Rajasthani arts and crafts made and sourced locally. Here we are on day one, along with our construction supervisor, taking a much needed break on the front stoop of the Bichli Haveli, Udaipur, India. #preservation #historicpreservation #restoration #historicpreservation #india #udaipur #restorationworksinternational #communitydevelopment #bichlihaveliproject #internationaldevelopment #globalheritage #oneworld #rwivolunteerstories #volunteer #volunteervacations #ngo #nonprofit #philanthropy #dogood #socialgood #giveback #payitforward #karma
#nepal #chairro #restorationworksinternational #canon5dmkii #gompa #latergram
#lama #chairro #gompa #restorationworksinternational #rwi #nepal #canon5dmkii #canon5d #latergram
Peter Gottert of Baltimore works on a windowsill in the doodlebug trolley at the Colebrookdale Railroad with the group Restoration Works International. The volunteer organization was happy to lend a hand in Boyertown as it`s first project in the United States. (📷: Lauren A. Little)
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#photojournalism #photojournalist #newspaper #reportage #BerksCounty #ReadingPA #readingeagle #restoration #restorationworks #restorationworksinternational #RWIVolunteerStories #oldtrain #train #trolley #restore #antique #paint #repaint #volunteer #boyertown #colebrookdale #colebrookdalerailroad #railroad
RWI’s board of directors is on site in Utah, assessing the needs of our new partner, the St. Christopher’s Mission, for their National Register-listed historic site. The 1943 mission campus is an unusual site where the traditional Diné (“The People” in Navajo) teachings and ceremonies have been honored and practiced together with Episcopal teachings and ceremonies for nearly 80 years. The reimagination of St. Christopher’s Mission will reactivate the historic campus, improving facilities and bringing new community and social services with the aim of creating a safe place for truthtelling, reckoning with difficult histories, and journeying toward healing and wholeness.
#rwivolunteerstories #volunteervacation #volunteertourism #historicpreservation #historicrestoration #stchristophersmission #bluffutah
Bichli Haveli Project
My tools; excavated wall art; a small shrine on the street. India, December 2018 with judith0320 #bichlihaveliproject #limeplaster #oldways #udaipur #rajasthan #india #8000milesaway
Proud to have led this fine group of 8 dedicated volunteers to Udaipur, India to work with restorationworksinternational on the restoration of a centuries old Haveli, repurposing it into a community and heritage center that supports migrant woman laborers and will provide a place to make and sell traditional Rajasthani arts and crafts made and sourced locally. Here we are on day one, along with our construction supervisor, taking a much needed break on the front stoop of the Bichli Haveli, Udaipur, India. #preservation #historicpreservation #restoration #historicpreservation #india #udaipur #restorationworksinternational #communitydevelopment #bichlihaveliproject #internationaldevelopment #globalheritage #oneworld #rwivolunteerstories #volunteer #volunteervacations #ngo #nonprofit #philanthropy #dogood #socialgood #giveback #payitforward #karma
#belgianglass @ #bichlihaveli #bichlihaveliproject #udaipur #rajasthan #india
Master Plaster Chipper judith0320 displays her afternoon’s work at the Bichli Haveli #bichlihaveli #bichlihaveliproject #udaipur #rajasthan #india #workingvacation #limeplaster #alostart
Ganga carries buckets of stones and mortar on her head, up four flights of twisting, narrow stairs, for masonry restoration. #bichlihaveli #bichlihaveliproject #udaipur #rajasthan #india
Chhairo Gompa
I’d like to share some sad news, especially for my friends who have been with me on one of the many trips I’ve led to the Himalayan mountains of Nepal, with restorationworksinternational , to work on the restoration of the century’s old Tibetan Buddhist monastery of Chairro gompa.
The beautiful neighboring village of Tukche was recently devastated by unprecedented monsoon rains. This picture shows Lama Sashi and myself in front of Sashi’s ancestral home in Tukche, several years ago.
If you would like to learn more and contribute to the rebuilding efforts see the GoFundMe link in my bio.
Namaste friends! #chhairogompa #tukche #nepal #himalayas #gofundme #tibetanbuddhist #mustangnepal #mustangregion
A #GroupPose with Monks of Thakkhola who joined Srinon Puja 2022 at Chhairo gompa, Mustang
#BuddhistMonastery #BuddhistMonks #BuddhistTradition #BuddhistPuja #Buddhism
#ChhairoGompa
Bowers & Getty Villa museums from a few months back. #cantsleep #postprettybonesinstead
ACT, day 12. Marpha to Larjung (2,560 m). Just south of Marpha another detour heads down the eastern bank from the Tibetan settlement around Chhairo Gompa to Chimang, which offers superb views of Dhaulagiri (8,167 m), the world’s sixth largest mountain. Back on the west bank, Tukuche (2,580 m) is one of the valley’s most important Thakali villages and once was a depot and customs spot for salt traders from Tibet. Several grand houses and gompas hark back to a more prosperous past. The road continues to Khobang and Larjung, past good views of Dhaulagiri and Nilgiri North (7,061 m). Larjung is the base for an excursion up to the sacred Guru Sampo cave. #YOK_AsiaTrip #YOK_nepal #nepal #annapurna #annapurnacircuit #annapurnacircuittrek #marpha #larjung #chhairogompa #chimang #tukuche #khobang #dhaulagiri #nilgirinorth #voyadi #travelasia #backpacking #непал #аннапурна
Today it rained and snowed in our corner of the Nepali Himalayas, so we stayed inside, painted pictures, uncovered ancient sculptures with Lama Shashi and Chakra. "To discover the mode of life or of art whereby my spirit could express itself in unfettered freedom." -James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a a Young Man www.RestorationWorksInternational.org #RWI #RestorationWorksInternational #chhairo #trekkingnepal #art #buddhism #thangka #painting #fresco #nepal #tibet #ChhairoGompa
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Delwara, Rajasthan, India, December 2018
#delwara #rajasthan #india #restorationworksinternational judith0320 delwara_heritage_walk
#nepal #chairro #restorationworksinternational #canon5dmkii #gompa #latergram
#lama #chairro #gompa #restorationworksinternational #rwi #nepal #canon5dmkii #canon5d #latergram
#chairro #gompa #nepal #restorationworksinternational #rwi #canon5d #canon5dmkii #latergram
Lama dance, Nepal