Hong Kong, Ladakh:
In Hong Kong, a clean green environment is part of the spirituality that the monks practice. It's an early morning ritual for them to clean up the Hong Kong beaches and leave it for the tourists.
It's a working weekend for this group of volunteers as they go about cleaning one of Hong Kong's most frequented beaches - the Stanley Beach.
"We think of protecting the environment, so we begin with something small like cleaning up a beach," said Sindhi, a volunteer.
Saving the environment is one of the five pillars of their belief. Spiritual leader, His Holiness the 12th Gyalwang Drukpa - head of the 800-year-old Drukpa lineage - believes in action beyond prayers with his Live to Love Project.
"It's not about sitting and praying, we have been praying for how many generations almost gaining nothing. Come on do something about it," he said.
His ideals are being followed across the rugged path of the Himalayas in Ladakh where 800 monks and volunteers are cleaning the pathway of some 60,000 pieces of plastic!
"Wanted to interact with people to tell them how precious they are, to teach trekkers to be aware," His Holiness, Gyalwang Drukpa said.
The immediate impact of the yatra wasn't just a clean pathway across the Himalays; the Ladkah government allotted 10,000 square feet of land for planting trees across the River Indus.
While there are some who mediate and pray for answers, this group walks the talk.