Project Photographs
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Ice Stupa voluneersSonam Dorjay Wakha and Stanzin Shara taking a tea break inside the central dome. Sonam Dorjay's looks remind me very much of Raj Kumar the Hindi film actor from bygone years.
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External sprinkler working at night...
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When the inner sprinkler froze and failed, starting external sprinkler by late night...temperature -15 C approx. Stanzin Shara and Sonam Dorjay look on in frustration.
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The dome-tunnel by night with a sprinkler being tested.
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The dome-tunnel by night with a sprinkler being tested.
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Setting up the dome and tunnel framework... Stanzin Shara and Dadul.
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Ice Stupa volunteer Thupstan Dawa fixing up plastic on the dome roof.
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The base of the Ice Stupas is layered with a special clayey soil that acts as a waterproofing sheet when the ice melts...
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The framework becomes a form-work after its is clad with plastic sheet. Ice will form around this form-work leaving the tunnel and dome as empty spaces.
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Fundraising success!
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Pipes Arrive
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Surveying Phyang Valley
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Measurements
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The Ice Man Visits Ice Stupa
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Students with the test stupa