Female and male attendants at Lubu Gardrik ceremony Iran

Female and male attendants at Lubu Gardrik ceremony IranFemale attendants at the 'Preparing the camp at Lubu' (klu sbug sgar sgrig) ceremony on a grassy meadow south of the Lingkor. There is a large number of onlookers. This ceremony took place on the 22nd day of the First Tibetan month. The women are wearing fine brocade robes, striped mantles around their shoulders and triangular, central Tibetan headdresses decorated with corals. They see to be bowing in greeting or farewell. Small tables have been

Behind him 'Amair bin 'Omar (centre) and Salim bin Kabina (left) follow on their camels

In the far distance softly rolling dunes stretch along the horizon high above the grove

On the left behind him a water barrel sits in the sand

pictured sitting in front of two Navajo blankets

A wakir (block) lies in the man's lap

View of the snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro (5

In the foreground two men leading two camels

are docked in a line along the creek in a break between two houses

Portrait of the exiled Emperor Haile Selassie

More houses are behind it

It the far distance a high mountain rises above the plain

On the right