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The life of a small and beautiful Sikkim passes before the face of the majestic mountains, consecrated by ancient traditions. A young monk leaves his family. Before him, there is a new and unexplored life, full of achievements. The white horse pricked up his ears and looks into the distance; the young man, already far away from his house, turns back, as if he tried to capture the memory of the faces of his dear women and the house in which he had received the first lessons of wisdom and love. In the foreground, there are two balanced centers of the painting – the scene of farewells: a house with banners and a mountain view, and two women with jugs on the right; the leaving traveler, on the left. They are painted in a sandy and gently lilac palette and lit by the sun. Thus, the figures of women, especially the one on the right, seem transparent against the background of the white walls of the house. The figure of the young monk looks more contrasting on the blue of the middle-plan mountains, and this effect is achieved not with the help of brighter tones, but only by combining the colors. The mountains and hills, covered with a haze of bright sunlight, are dominated by the white crown of Kanchenjunga. It is already day, and light clouds fly around the peaks. The Sacred Mountain is like a silent witness; this view fills the scene of farewell with an unpredictable grandeur, as if the artist tells us: "A great start to the journey!" "Remember" is "is the beginning of achievements", as the artist explained to the agents of the museum in New York City.

(Z. Fosdik. My Teachers).