Sunderlal Bahuguna Gallery

Sunderlal Bahuguna standing in front of a painting of him meeting the Dalai-lama.

Sunderlal Bahuguna's morning meditation in front of the Bhagirathi Ganga River. He says that he keeps an eye on the river as one would a sick relative.

Sunderlal Bahuguna's morning meditation in front of the Bhagirathi Ganga River. He says that he keeps an eye on the river as one would a sick relative.

Sunderlal Bahuguna holds council with some visitors who have come seeking his advice.

Outside a deserted and crumbling monastery in Tehri lies the point at which the Bhagirathi and the Bilangana rivers meet to form the Bhagirathi Ganga. The meeting of two rivers in such a steep valley would make this perfect dam building country if it weren't for the threat of earthquake.

Tehri Dam construction site viewed from the Raja's hill top Palace.

The sacred Bhagirathi Ganga River disappearing into the tunnel that diverts it away from the Tehri Dam construction site.

Tehri Dam construction site.

Dam construction subjects Tehri Town and the Bhagirathi Valley to an unrelenting dust storm.