མཆོད་པ། (offering)

Filmed by Yuthok and Gangkar Wangmo

For so many Tibetans and Himalayans, this routine is a fixture of daily life, a living practice to ground us in our values and faith rooted in our traditions and our land, even when we are far from both.

It is even more special because this time of day is one many of us shared with our elders.

How many days have our object relatives in museums been met with silence where there should be prayers? Been outside the care of their communities? How long are we supposed to wait until they are returned? How many days is enough?