“This photograph was shot in Lachen*, North Sikkim. It was captured around 6:30 amย on a cold January morning – just after Lachen had received its first snowfall (this winter). The Lachenpas woke up to see their village blanketed with snow. The two children in the photograph are little Lachenpa girls playing badminton early morning. Snowfall to these kids mean snowball fights, building snowman, running around and throwing snow atย passers-by … fun times.I attempted to capture images of these raw expressions that a snowfall in Lachen usually brings.
This was also a festive occasion because the community was engaged in celebrating cham dance at the gompa. So the general mood of the village was that ofย celebration andย playfulness” ~ Mayalu Mesh (@thesikkimese)
*Lachen is aย picturesqueย tourist location in North Sikkim with just about 100-150 households. Temperatures in Winter months (Jan-Mar;Oct-Dec) fall below zero degrees, and theย entire pine-clad village gets covered in snow. Lachen serves as the base for some wonderful treks in North Sikkim.
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- Faces | Kids Playing Badminton on a Cold Snowy Morning in Lachen Village, North Sikkim - January 20, 2018
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