Gaddis, Nayagraon village, Upper Ravi Valley. A woman dressed in her best for me to photograph her ‘luanchari’, ‘dora’, headdress, necklaces (several kinds), and medallions with a mirror at the center.

Lahaul, Miyar Valley. Gaddi at Thanpattan, summer pastures. He is wearing a Lahauli cap, tweed jacket and has a cricket bat as he has been playing cricket with West Himalayan Holidays trekkers camped here.

Miyar: Rahul and Gaddis playing ‘chholo’.

Miyar: Rahul and Gaddis playing ‘chholo’.

Kangra near Dera Gopipur. Sunni Devi carrying a pack at her winter camp. Note goat hair woven rope and willow wood hasps.

Chaini: Shoes at the foot of the staircase up to the tower.

Gaddi women near Baijnath (Kangra)

Near Dera Gopipur. Sunni Devi at winter camp. Mungal Singh in the middle.

All of these are taken from colour transparencies. They are of ceremony around Hadimba temple in at the old mela ground in Dhungri forest. A romantic setting, so colourful on all colour with the dark and mysterious forest. At this time we were living at Duff Dunbar above the temple. The ceremonies would last for several days. It usually began in the evening with an arresting drum beat and trumpet calls, that I found irresistible. The meeting of the ‘deotas’ and the ‘rath’ could sometimes be tempestuous. As the day wore on the dancing became more vigorous and would often last into the night. The man who had removed his top is xxx of becoming a ‘gaur’ oracle of the ‘devi’. The man behind him is ready to support him if the ‘devi’ so possesses him that he cannot stand.

All of these are taken from colour transparencies. They are of ceremony around Hadimba temple in at the old mela ground in Dhungri forest. A romantic setting, so colourful on all colour with the dark and mysterious forest. At this time we were living at Duff Dunbar above the temple. The ceremonies would last for several days. It usually began in the evening with an arresting drum beat and trumpet calls, that I found irresistible. The meeting of the ‘deotas’ and the ‘rath’ could sometimes be tempestuous. As the day wore on the dancing became more vigorous and would often last into the night. The man who had removed his top is xxx of becoming a ‘gaur’ oracle of the ‘devi’. The man behind him is ready to support him if the ‘devi’ so possesses him that he cannot stand.

All of these are taken from colour transparencies. They are of ceremony around Hadimba temple in at the old mela ground in Dhungri forest. A romantic setting, so colourful on all colour with the dark and mysterious forest. At this time we were living at Duff Dunbar above the temple. The ceremonies would last for several days. It usually began in the evening with an arresting drum beat and trumpet calls, that I found irresistible. The meeting of the ‘deotas’ and the ‘rath’ could sometimes be tempestuous. As the day wore on the dancing became more vigorous and would often last into the night. The man who had removed his top is xxx of becoming a ‘gaur’ oracle of the ‘devi’. The man behind him is ready to support him if the ‘devi’ so possesses him that he cannot stand.