20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Guard of the ruins

While strolling around the ruins of Rabdentse, scattered ruins of an old royal palace inside a dense forest, we came across this man - alone, with the melancholy in his eyes. I couldn't resist a shot. Seemed to be a man from the history of Sikkim.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 02.2020
Date Uploaded: 10.2022
Photo Location: India
Camera: NIKON D5600
Copyright: © Arpan Nandi