Lakshmi Ashrams Venner

The girls carry compost past the main building of the ashram.

The girls often do their homework in the open air.

One of the girls make chapati for lunch.

Vegtables are prepared, and the skins are collected to feed the cattle.

Every girl has her metal plate and cup.

In October the oldest girls and the staff harvest grass for winter food.

After the morning’s practical work, it is time for washing clothes.

The older girls and the staff spin yarn on a spinning wheel.

The younger girls use a distaff for spinning yarn.

One of the girls gathers branches.

The Himalayas seen from the valley.

The Himalayas seen from the woods above the Ashram.