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Timelapse of Leh Palace and Namgyal Tsemo Gompa with Prayer Flags at Sunset ,Ladakh province, India
Timelapse of Leh Palace and Namgyal Tsemo Gompa with Prayer Flags at Sunset ,Ladakh province, India
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Burning oil lamp inside Thiksay Monastery and it's painted walls Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Burning oil lamp inside Thiksay Monastery and it's painted walls Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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Time lapse at a 32 metre statue of Maitreya Buddha near Diskit Monastery facing down the Shyok River towards Pakistan in Nubra Vally, India
Time lapse at a 32 metre statue of Maitreya Buddha near Diskit Monastery facing down the Shyok River towards Pakistan in Nubra Vally, India
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Close up of a hand moving the Buddhist prayer wheels at a Buddhist monastery in Ladakh
Close up of a hand moving the Buddhist prayer wheels at a Buddhist monastery in Ladakh
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Crowded people praying and walking at Tibet
Crowded people praying and walking at Tibet
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Parikrama (religious practice with prayer wheels)
Parikrama (religious practice with prayer wheels)
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Pilgrim kneels piously on Barkhor Street.
Barkhor Street ( or Bakuo Street), a historical residential and business district around the Jokhang Temple, is also the traditional worship route for pilgrims of Tibetan Buddhism.
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Pilgrims spin prayer wheels in Ramoche Temple.
Ramoche Temple is an historical Buddhist monastery considered to be one of most important temples in Lhasa after the Jokhang Temple. Many locals like to pray in Ramoche Temple for its quietness and few of tourists.
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Pilgrims rest under the wall of Jokhang temple at sunset.
Jokhang Temple, one of the holiest sites of Tibetan Buddhism and listed on UNESCO world cultural heritage.
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Pilgrims holding prayer wheel walking on Barkhor Street.
Barkhor Street ( or Bakuo Street), a historical residential and business district around the Jokhang Temple, is also the traditional worship route for pilgrims of Tibetan Buddhism.
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Tibetan women are singing folk music while repairing the roof of Jokhang temple.
Jokhang Temple, one of the holiest sites of Tibetan Buddhism and listed on UNESCO world cultural heritage.
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time lapse: Pilgrims and tourists on the Barkhor Street.
Barkhor Street ( or Bakuo Street), the traditional worship route for pilgrims of Tibetan Buddhism, is a historical residential and business district around the Jokhang Temple.
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Potala Palace after a heavy rain.
The Potala Palace in Lhasa, the largest and most complete ancient palace complex in Tibet, is now a museum and listed on UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Tibetan monks are debating in Sera Monastery.
Debating is a traditional learning method in Tibetan Buddhism. Young monks study Buddhist classics through asking and answering questions with interesting clapping gestures. Sera Monastery is a famous Buddhist institute in Lhasa.
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Square in front of Jokhang temple.
Jokhang Temple, one of the holiest sites of Tibetan Buddhism and listed on UNESCO world cultural heritage.
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Prayers spinning the prayer wheels.
The prayer wheels, around and under the Potala Palace, is the traditional worship route. Everyday many Lhasa people and pilgrims from other places of Tibet come here to pray.