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  • Gandan Monastery in Ullaanbaatar is one of the biggest religious centers remaining  in Mongolia after Soviet era purges virtually wiped out Tibetan Buddhism in the country.
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  • Gandan Monastery in Ullaanbaatar is one of the biggest religious centers remaining  in Mongolia after Soviet era purges virtually wiped out Tibetan Buddhism in the country.
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  • Gandan Monastery in Ullaanbaatar is one of the biggest religious centers remaining  in Mongolia after Soviet era purges virtually wiped out Tibetan Buddhism in the country.
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  • Gandan Monastery in Ullaanbaatar is one of the biggest religious centers remaining  in Mongolia after Soviet era purges virtually wiped out Tibetan Buddhism in the country.
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  • Gandan Monastery in Ullaanbaatar is one of the biggest religious centers remaining  in Mongolia after Soviet era purges virtually wiped out Tibetan Buddhism in the country.
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  • Gandan Monastery in Ullaanbaatar is one of the biggest religious centers remaining  in Mongolia after Soviet era purges virtually wiped out Tibetan Buddhism in the country.
    MGe 080719-030.jpg
  • Gandan Monastery in Ullaanbaatar is one of the biggest religious centers remaining  in Mongolia after Soviet era purges virtually wiped out Tibetan Buddhism in the country.
    MGe 080719-026.jpg
  • Gandan Monastery in Ullaanbaatar is one of the biggest religious centers remaining  in Mongolia after Soviet era purges virtually wiped out Tibetan Buddhism in the country.
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  • Gandan Monastery in Ullaanbaatar is one of the biggest religious centers remaining  in Mongolia after Soviet era purges virtually wiped out Tibetan Buddhism in the country.
    MGe 080719-019.jpg
  • Gandan Monastery in Ullaanbaatar is one of the biggest religious centers remaining  in Mongolia after Soviet era purges virtually wiped out Tibetan Buddhism in the country.
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  • Gandan Monastery in Ullaanbaatar is one of the biggest religious centers remaining  in Mongolia after Soviet era purges virtually wiped out Tibetan Buddhism in the country.
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  • Gandan Monastery in Ullaanbaatar is one of the biggest religious centers remaining  in Mongolia after Soviet era purges virtually wiped out Tibetan Buddhism in the country.
    MGe 080719-028.jpg
  • Gandan Monastery in Ullaanbaatar is one of the biggest religious centers remaining  in Mongolia after Soviet era purges virtually wiped out Tibetan Buddhism in the country.
    MGe 080719-011.jpg
  • MONGOLIA. Darhad Valley. "Ovo" shrine atop a small pass, where travelers leave talismans, such as skulls of prized horses or religious artifacts. These reflect spiritual traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, animism and shamanism.
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  • MONGOLIA. Darhad Valley. "Ovo" shrine above Lake Dood Noor, where travelers leave talismans, such as skulls of prized horses, scarves, money, vodka bottles or religious artifacts. These reflect spiritual traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, animism and shamanism.
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  • MONGOLIA. Darhad Valley. "Ovo" shrine above Lake Dood Noor, where travelers leave talismans, such as skulls of prized horses, scarves, money, vodka bottles or religious artifacts. These reflect spiritual traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, animism and shamanism.
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  • An "Ovo" shrine lies above Lake Dood Noor,  in northern Mongolia's Darhad Valley. Travelers revere these sites and often leave talismans, such as skulls of prized horses, scarves, money, vodka bottles or religious artifacts. These reflect spiritual traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, animism and shamanism.  Here, the crutches may be either from someone who was cured from a broken bone, or from someone deceased.
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  • An "Ovo" shrine lies above Lake Dood Noor,  in northern Mongolia's Darhad Valley. Travelers revere these sites and often leave talismans, such as skulls of prized horses, scarves, money, vodka bottles or religious artifacts. These reflect spiritual traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, animism and shamanism.  Here, the crutches may be either from someone who was cured from a broken bone, or from someone deceased.
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  • An offering of a prized horse skull and a vodka bottle sit on a rock near an "ovo" monument and ancient petroglyphs above Lake Dood Noor, in northern Mongolia's Darhad Valley.  Offerings like this are a blend of Tibetan Buddhism, Animism and Shamanism
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  • An offering of a prized horse skull and a vodka bottle sit on a rock near an "ovo" monument and ancient petroglyphs above Lake Dood Noor, in northern Mongolia's Darhad Valley.  Offerings like this are a blend of Tibetan Buddhism, Animism and Shamanism
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  • MONGOLIA, Darhad Valley.  Offerings of scarves and money near an "ovo" monument and ancient petroglyphs above Lake Dood Noor.  This practice is a blend of Tibetan Buddhism, Animism and Shamanism
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  • MONGOLIA, Darhad Valley.  Offerings of scarves and money near an "ovo" monument and ancient petroglyphs above Lake Dood Noor.  This practice is a blend of Tibetan Buddhism, Animism and Shamanism
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  • An "Ovo" shrine lies above Lake Dood Noor,  in northern Mongolia's Darhad Valley. Travelers revere these sites and often leave talismans, such as skulls of prized horses, scarves, money, vodka bottles or religious artifacts. These reflect spiritual traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, animism and shamanism.  Here, the crutches may be either from someone who was cured from a broken bone, or from someone deceased.
    MGe 060704-216.jpg
  • An offering of abandoned crutches (possibly from a deceased person) lies atop an "ovo" monument near ancient petroglyphs above northern Mongolia's Lake Dood Noor.  Spiritual offerings like these arise from a blend of Tibetan Buddhism, Animism and Shamanism
    MGe 060704-212.jpg
  • MONGOLIA, Darhad Valley.  Offering of a prized horse skull and vodka bottle near an "ovo" monument and ancient petroglyphs above Lake Dood Noor.  This practice is a blend of Tibetan Buddhism, Animism and Shamanism
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. Braga village in Manang Valley, north of Annapurna. Prayer flags indicate Tibetan Buddhism.
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  • A toddler runs after pigeons at Gandan Monastery in Ullaanbaatar.
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  • Lhasa, Tibet, People's Republic of China. Tibetan Buddhist nuns chant and pray in a temple at their nunnery.
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  • A young monk peeks from a temple at Gandan Monastery in Ullaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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  • The famous dance and musical troupe, Tumen Ekh, a national folklore ensemble, performs in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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  • The famous dance and musical troupe, Tumen Ekh, a national folklore ensemble, performs in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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  • The famous dance and musical troupe, Tumen Ekh, a national folklore ensemble, performs in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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  • The famous dance and musical troupe, Tumen Ekh, a national folklore ensemble, performs in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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  • The famous dance and musical troupe, Tumen Ekh, a national folklore ensemble, performs in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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  • The famous dance and musical troupe, Tumen Ekh, a national folklore ensemble, performs in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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  • The famous dance and musical troupe, Tumen Ekh, a national folklore ensemble, performs in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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  • The famous dance and musical troupe, Tumen Ekh, a national folklore ensemble, performs in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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  • The famous dance and musical troupe, Tumen Ekh, a national folklore ensemble, performs in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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  • The famous dance and musical troupe, Tumen Ekh, a national folklore ensemble, performs in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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  • The famous dance and musical troupe, Tumen Ekh, a national folklore ensemble, performs in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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  • The famous dance and musical troupe, Tumen Ekh, a national folklore ensemble, performs in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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  • The famous dance and musical troupe, Tumen Ekh, a national folklore ensemble, performs in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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  • The famous dance and musical troupe, Tumen Ekh, a national folklore ensemble, performs in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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  • The famous dance and musical troupe, Tumen Ekh, a national folklore ensemble, performs in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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  • The famous dance and musical troupe, Tumen Ekh, a national folklore ensemble, performs in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
    MGe 080719-253.jpg
  • The famous dance and musical troupe, Tumen Ekh, a national folklore ensemble, performs in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
    MGe 080719-250.jpg
  • The famous dance and musical troupe, Tumen Ekh, a national folklore ensemble, performs in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
    MGe 080719-248.jpg
  • The famous dance and musical troupe, Tumen Ekh, a national folklore ensemble, performs in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
    MGe 080719-240.jpg
  • The famous dance and musical troupe, Tumen Ekh, a national folklore ensemble, performs in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
    MGe 080719-227.jpg
  • The famous dance and musical troupe, Tumen Ekh, a national folklore ensemble, performs in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
    MGe 080719-223.jpg
  • The famous dance and musical troupe, Tumen Ekh, a national folklore ensemble, performs in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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  • Tumen Ekh, a Mongolian national folklore ensemble, performs a Tibetan Buddhist Tsam dance in Ulaanbaatar.
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  • The famous dance and musical troupe, Tumen Ekh, a national folklore ensemble, performs in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
    MGe 080719-201.jpg
  • The famous dance and musical troupe, Tumen Ekh, a national folklore ensemble, performs in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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  • The famous dance and musical troupe, Tumen Ekh, a national folklore ensemble, performs in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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  • Tibetan Buddhist worshippers pray before a 26.5-meter-high statue of Migjid Janraisig (Avalokitesvara) at Ganden Monastery in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The Dalai Lame is believed to be a reincarnation of this deity.
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  • Gilt toes on a 26.5-meter-high statue of Migjid Janraisig (Avalokitesvara) at Ganden Monastery in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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  • Buddha figures in Choijinlam Temple, a rare, remaining Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia. During the country's Soviet occupation, religion was discouraged and thousands of monks and lamas were executed.  The religion is making a resurgence after independence.
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  • A modern Mongolian visitor makes a cell phone call from the Temple of the Yadam at Choijin Lama Temple, a rare, remaining Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary in Ulaanbaator.  During the country's Soviet occupation, religion was discouraged and thousands of monks and lamas were executed.  The religion is making a resurgence after independence.
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  • Ornately sculpted altars & deities in Choijinlam Temple, a rare, remaining Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia, a country where monks and lamas were executed after communist takeover.  The religion is making a resurgence after independence
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  • A ray of sun illuminates Rangdum Gompa at the foot of the Zanskar Mountains in Ladakh, India,
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  • Buddhist icons adorn a temple in Lhasa, Tibet, China.
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  • Lhasa, Tibet, People's Republic of China.	Sera Monastery overlooks Lhasa before mass influx of Chinese migrants.
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  • Manang Valley, Nepal. Prayer flags hang outside a shrine among houses in Manang village.
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. An elderly Tibetan Buddhist couple with prayer wheel, rosaries & tourquoise & coral jewelry stands by a trail in the Manang Valley.
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. A Tibetan Buddhist monastery sits high on a hill above Braga Village in Manang Valley, north of Annapurna massif.
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. A Tibetan Buddhist monastery sits high on a hillside above Braga village in the Manang Valley, north of Annapurna.
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA, Tibetan Buddhist festival held to bless Manang Valley villagers before season trading abroad in Hong Kong, Bangkok etc.
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. Tibetan Buddhist lama at festival to bless Manang Valley villagers before season trading abroad in Hong Kong, Bangkok etc.
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  • The famous dance and musical troupe, Tumen Ekh, a national folklore ensemble, performs in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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  • Prayer flags reach toward The Potala, former abode of Dalai Lama in Lhasa, Tibet, China. 1986
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  • A Tibetan Buddhist monk tends yak butter lamps at Tashilumpo Monastery in Shigatse, Tibet, China.
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  • CHINA, TIBET. Elderly Menba mother & son relax on porch in remote Payi village, near mouth of Tsangpo River Gorge in eastern Himalaya. Note Buddhist prayer wheel & rosary beads.
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  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge.  Tibetan Buddhist lama on pilgrimage to sacred waterfall in this deep Himalayan canyon.
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA, Incarnate lamas pray at Tibetan Buddhist Mani Rimdu festival held by Sherpas at Tengboche Monastery, Khumbu Region.
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. Opening procession of Tibetan Buddhist Mani Rimdu festival, Tengboche Monastery, Khumbu Region.
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  • Tebetan Buddhist monks chant and blow ceremonial horns above Tengboche Monastery in the Khumbu Region of Nepal's Himalaya.
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  • Tebetan Buddhist monks chant and blow ceremonial horns above Tengboche Monastery in the Khumbu Region of Nepal's Himalaya.
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  • Musician Tserendorj and his son sing and play traditional instruments in their home, which they have decorated to look like a ger (yurt) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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  • Musician Tserendorj and his son sing and play traditional instruments in their home, which they have decorated to look like a ger (yurt) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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  • Buddhist Tsam dancers dressed as Tsagaan Uuvgon ("old white man") and Buga (the deer) , wait to perform at the national naadam festival in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia.
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  • A Buddhist Tsam dance mask lies propped in the grandstands at the national Naadam festival in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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  • A Buddhist Tsam dancer plays 'air guitar' on his ceremonial, dragon-headed staff as he waits to perform at the national Naadam festival in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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  • A Tibetan Buddhist Tsam dancer waits to perform at the national Naadam festival in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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  • Buddhist Tsam dancers flirt as they wait to perform at the national Naadam festival in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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  • A Tibetan Buddhist Tsam dancer dressed as Bisman tengri, the god of wealth, entertains his companions as they  wait to perform at the national Naadam festival in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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  • A Buddhist Tsam dancer waits to perform at the national naadam festival in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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  • An acrobat runs through antics between Tibetan Buddhist Tsam dancers at the national Naadam festival in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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  • Stone painting at Ganden Monastery in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia.
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  • A protective "singha" lion outside Choijinlam Temple, a rare, remaining Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia. During the country's Soviet occupation, religion was discouraged and thousands of monks and lamas were executed.  The religion is making a resurgence after independence.
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  • Protective "singha" lion outside Choijinlam Temple, a rare, remaining Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia, a country where monks and lamas were executed after communist takeover.  The religion is making a resurgence after independence
    MGe 060624-035.jpg
  • Choijinlam Temple, a rare, remaining Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia. During the country's Soviet occupation, religion was discouraged and thousands of monks and lamas were executed.  The religion is making a resurgence after independence.
    MGe 060624-026.jpg
  • Temple of the Yadam at Choijin Lama Temple, a rare, remaining Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia, a country where monks and lamas were executed after communist takeover.  The religion is making a resurgence after independence
    MGe 060624-019.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist and carvings of buddhas and saints prayers are carved on rocks - even a yak skull - in a Mani wall in southeastern Tibet, China. (“Mani” is from the prayer “Om mani padme hung,” (Hail to the Jewel in the Lotus.)
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  • CHINA, TIBET. Young Tibetan Buddhist man (a Menba) in remote village near Tsangpo River Gorge displays charm box with forbidden photo of Dalai Lama.
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  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge. Tibetan Buddhist traveler prays at shrine by holy waterfall in one of earth's deepest canyons.
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  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge.  Tibetan Buddhist lama on pilgrimage to sacred waterfall in this deep Himalayan canyon.
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  • A waterfall rushes past a rock formation that looks  like the Buddha at a shrine near the upper end of Tibet’s Tsangpo River Gorge, one of the world’s deepest canyons. The almost impenetrable region north of this - where the river flows between two 23,000+ foot mountains - is a feared, but sacred place Tibetan Buddhists know as Pemako.
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  • INDIA, Ladakh. Old fortress and monastery in Leh. Structure on left is a stupa.
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA, Masked Sherpa dancer at annual Tibetan Buddhist Mani Rimdu festival at Tengboche Monastery, Khumbu region
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