Drawn from the Amarillo Museum of Art's Asian Collection, this exhibition of 32 Tibetan and Himalayan ceremonial pieces includes 20 tsakli paintings. Tsakli are probably a Tibetan invention, although their imagery reflects influences from India, Nepal, and Kashmir. They are small initiation cards that depict specific deities and symbols associated with rituals practiced in Tibetan Buddhism. The rituals may include empowerment ceremonies, teachings, purification rites, and funerary traditions. Viewing these objects is designed to engage initiates in the Vajrahana Buddhist pantheon of masters, protectors, and their followers. Creation of a tsakli is an act of devotion by the artists and printers, wherein the artists had to uphold Buddhist ideals. Tsakli are generally made using primed cloth or a heavy weight paper stock made by gluing together layers of Himalayan paper. Most of the tsakli in this exhibition were originally part of a bound set.

The exhibition includes 5 Buddhist and Hindu manuscript pages from the 12th, 13th, and 14th centuries and six photographs of contemporary Tibetan rituals.

The exhibition will also include a film titled Exploring the Himalayas, Nepal, & Kashmir. This 1990, 60-minute film will run continuously in the gallery. Nepal is situated between China in the north and India in the south. It is a land of festivals and the Himalayas, which are home to eight of the world's ten tallest peaks. This video journey starts in at Srinagar, in India's state of Kashmir, on the beautiful Dal Lake, and then goes to the ancient trading city of Leh in the Annapurna mountains. The film allows viewers to raft the Trisuli River, and ride an elephant in Chitwan National Park, a refuge for the one-horned rhino. Viewers will explore infamous Kathmandu, observe the colorful Indra Jatra and meet the engaging Sherpa people living in the shadow of Mount Everest. This film is an adventure, embracing three major religions, cultural diversity, and challenging physical terrain in a land where deities mingle with mortals.

The exhibition is organized by the Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo, Texas.