Thanks to Vivek Mundkur 
for these photos from the heart of the Himalayas.
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- Ecosphere’s Eco challenge: With the great Buddhist mantra “Om Mani Padme Hum” , inscribed on the blades in Tibetan script, the windmill at Komic Monastery , in the Himalayas is up and running!!! We set up 4 solar lighting systems in as many days. two of them are hybrids: one uses wind energy and another, a pedal generator. At 14800 ft altitude we needed all the help we could get from enthusiastic monks, villagers and the 5 volunteer from Pune/Thane !!!! Possibly the highest such installations in the world. We are checking…
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- The volunteer solar engineers all set to light up the village — with Afzal Amdani.
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- eco adventurers hoist the windmill at the world’s highest Tibetan Monastery. Is it not better than hoisting a flag on top of Mt Everest
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- Afzal holds the blades like his baby. He is a calligrapher, who helped to write the beautiful script on the blades.
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- At 15000 ft altitude, far above the treeline, Komic in Spiti district of Himacha…l Pradesh, is one of the highest human settlements in the world. It is to be electrified with a windmill, pedal generator and some solar panels.
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- windmill picks up speed as the monks watch
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- monks checking out the pedal generator which will light up the main temple and kitchen
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- Sunil Chauhan is all smiles to see the solar lights coming on in the village
