This old man is a pundit, he is sitting outside his hut and reading his prayers. Each and every person has the right to follow their own religion. It is a fundamental right.  Yethi Raj / PhotoVoice / LWF

Prayer flags blow in the wind.  Deo Maya / PhotoVoice / LWF

This is a travelling holy man who came to the camp.  Dhanapati / PhotoVoice / LWF

These temples are situated all around the camps. They are built by the peoples of the camps and they contain many beautiful paintings of the gods and goddess on the walls....

These temples are situated all around the camps. They are built by the peoples of the camps and they contain many beautiful paintings of the gods and goddess on the walls....

… There are Buddhist and hindu temples but people of any religion can go in and worship there.  These temples are believed to be holy places.  Khem / PhotoVoice / LWF

… There are Buddhist and hindu temples but people of any religion can go in and worship there.  These temples are believed to be holy places.  Khem / PhotoVoice / LWF

Thanka painting

Aita Singh / PhotoVoice / LWF

When we were in Bhutan we were not allowed to put tikka as there was not full freedom to worship. Dashin is our main Hindu festival. Even though we are in exile, we eat happily and enjoy the festival with music and dancing. Yethi Raj / PhotoVoice / LWF

Praying provides peace in the mind.

Prem / PhotoVoice / LWF

A buddhist monk in the camps

Prem / PhotoVoice / LWF

Many people in the camps are religious.  They have a deep trust in their religion.

Yamuna / PhotoVoice / LWF

Puja in a hut in Beldangi camp

Leela / PhotoVoice / LWF

One of the most important features of the Bhutanese refugee people is their religious tolerance. We have many different cultures and religions in the camps but here are no fights about religion. Different castes come to the same temple to pray.  Khina / PhotoVoice / LWF

When people die they believe that the soul of the dead person will find peace after the family has done puja for seven days.

Abishek / PhotoVoice / LWF

In Bhutan the government did not allow people to perform religious activities and this is one of the reasons people were forced to leave. We were not allowed to express our religion, culture and art but now we are free to do so. Poonam / PhotoVoice / LWF