Split screen profile of young monks-to-be who arrived from the dharmashala on the occasion of a visit from the Dalai Lama. The boys pictured here were from the state of Madhya Pradesh and seemed to be enjoying their carefree time in Bodh Gaya.
I was moved by the penetrating gaze of these children. Chapped skin, bruised cheek, and blisters all over pointed to a life of austere living, although their spirits belied such a straightforward inference. By the time I had walked out of the temple, they were already circling the ice-cream cart.
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