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  • 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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  • 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.)
    TS 3978.jpg
  • Cyrillic prayers ornament an historic  Russian Orthodox cross relocated to the Malye Korely outdoor museum, in a taiga forest near the northern port of Arkhangel'sk.
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  • Carved Tibetan Buddhist prayers adorn a boulder alongside the Dudh Kosi River In the Khumbu region of Nepal.
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  • A young lowland Hindu woman rests after carrying a basketful of goods to the weekly Saturday market in Namche Bazaar, the leading Sherpa town of Nepal's Himalaya.  Behind her is a huge mani stone carved with Tibetan Buddhist prayers.
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  • BAFFIN ISLAND, Canada. Tibetan prayers flags bless base camp for Great Sail Peak expedition. (Alex Lowe)
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  • Kwange Peak rises behind a Tibetan Buddhist corten and prayer flag at Tengboche Monastery in the Khuymbu region of Nepal.
    KF 1211.jpg
  • Tebetan Buddhist monks chant and blow ceremonial horns above Tengboche Monastery in the Khumbu Region of Nepal's Himalaya.
    IP 0508.jpg
  • Tebetan Buddhist monks chant and blow ceremonial horns above Tengboche Monastery in the Khumbu Region of Nepal's Himalaya.
    IP 0506.jpg
  • Tebetan Buddhist monks chant and blow ceremonial horns above Tengboche Monastery in the Khumbu Region of Nepal's Himalaya.
    IP 0411.jpg
  • Tebetan Buddhist monks chant and blow ceremonial horns above Tengboche Monastery in the Khumbu Region of Nepal's Himalaya.
    IP 0409.jpg
  • Sacred mount Ama Dablam towers over Pheriche in 1974, a village that has now become a vibrant center along the Mount Everest trail in the Khumbu Region of Nepal.
    IP 0119.jpg
  • Meredith Wiltsie & 3-year old son Ben walk past a Tibetan Buddhist chorten while trekking  in the Khumbu Region of Nepal,.
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  • A Sherpani woman watches  3-year old Ben Wiltsie circle a Tibetan Buddhist chorten while trekking  in the Khumbu Region of Nepal, with Mounts  Everest &  Lhotse in background.
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  • Meredith Wiltsie & 3-year old son Ben trek past a Tibetan Buddhist chorten while trekking  in the Khumbu Region of Nepal, with Mount s Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam  in background.
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  • Meredith Wiltsie & 3-year old son Ben trek past a Tibetan Buddhist chorten while trekking  in the Khumbu Region of Nepal, with Mount s Everest &  Lhotse  in background.
    KF 1432.jpg
  • Sacred mount Ama Dablam towers over Pheriche in 1974, a village that has now become a vibrant center along the Mount Everest trail in the Khumbu Region of Nepal.
    IP 0120.jpg
  • Meredith Wiltsie & 3-year old son Ben trek past a Tibetan Buddhist chorten while trekking  in the Khumbu Region of Nepal, with Mount s Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam  in background.
    KF 1431.jpg
  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. Sherpa stonecarver carving a boulder into a "mani stone" with Tibetan Buddhist prayers.
    KF 0115.jpg
  • HIMALAYA, NEPAL. Tibetan Buddhist mani stones, carved with prayers and placed in a wall beside a trail in Thame village, Khumbu region.
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  • HIMALAYA, NEPAL. Tibetan Buddhist mani stones, carved with prayers and placed in a wall beside Mount Everest Base Camp trail, Khumbu region
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA.  Mani stone along Mt. Everest Base Camp trail in Khumbu Region.  This is carved with Tibetan Buddhist prayers.
    K 0214.jpg
  • Prayer flags reach toward The Potala, former abode of Dalai Lama in Lhasa, Tibet, China. 1986
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  • Tibetan Buddhist religious icons, including prayer flags, a mani [prayer] wall and a sacred chorten frame Mounts Ama Dablam (R), Lhotse & Everest (far left, only very top showing.)
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  • A photographer frames Native American prayer cloths that adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
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  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
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  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120922-575.jpg
  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120922-574.jpg
  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120922-570.jpg
  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120922-564.jpg
  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120922-563.jpg
  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120922-559.jpg
  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120922-551.jpg
  • Photographers stand among Native American prayer cloths that adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120922-548.jpg
  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120921-331.jpg
  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120921-330.jpg
  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120921-327.jpg
  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120921-323.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET.  Tibetan Buddhist clergy chanting, praying, drumming & ringing bells under prayer wheels outside Palkhor Monastery in Gyantse.
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  • CHINA, TIBET.  Village women circumambulate a Tibetan Buddhist chorten & prayer flags during a small-town festival west of Nyingchi.
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  • CHINA, TIBET.  Village women circumambulate a Tibetan Buddhist chorten & prayer flags during a small-town festival west of Nyingchi.
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  • CHINA, TIBET, LHASA.  Village woman spins Tibetan Buddhist prayer wheels lining a wall near the Jokhang Temple.
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  • CHINA, TIBET, LHASA.  Woman passes dog as she spins Tibetan Buddhist prayer wheels lining a wall near the Jokhang Temple.
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  • CHINA, TIBET, LHASA. Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags & scrolls tied to a bridge to ensure safe passage.
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  • CHINA, TIBET. Tibetan Buddhist devotee circles Lhasa's Jokhang Temple with prayer wheel & rosary beads as he chants the mantra "Om mani padme hum" (Hail to the Jewel in the Lotus).
    CF 0461.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET. Tibetan monk & pilgrims pray and spin prayer wheels for alms in Barkhor Bazaar surrounding the Jokhang Temple, Lhasa.
    CF 0315.jpg
  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120921-325.jpg
  • 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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  • 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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  • TIBET, China. Buddhist "mani" (prayer) stones.
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  • CHINA, TIBET.  Menba Grandmother & grandson play with puppy in Payi village near mouth of Tsangpo River Gorge (eastern Himalaya). Note Buddhist prayer wheel.
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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.
    TS 3312.jpg
  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, Trekker & prayer flags under Mt.Namcha Barwa, highest mt. in eastern Himalaya(24,440')
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  • ANTARCTICA, Queen Maud Land. Michael Graber (MR) waits out a storm and whiteout in base camp for a big wall climbing expedition to the Filchner Mountains. Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags hang in background
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  • American Sikhs and their children attend a morning prayer vigil outside a temple near Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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  • A garden statue of the Madonna seems to join American Sikhs in a morning prayer vigil outside a temple near Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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  • A garden statue of the Madonna seems to join American Sikhs in a morning prayer vigil outside a temple near Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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  • American Sikhs attend a morning prayer vigil at a temple near Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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  • Sherpa sirdar [expedition leader] Pasang Kami ties a prayer flag to a swinging bridge over the Dudh Kosi River en route to peaks near Mount Everest.
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  • NEPAL, Kathmandu. Tibetan Buddhist stupa & prayer flags at Bodhnath temple.
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  • NEPAL, Himalaya. Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags & 6,812 meter (22,349') Ama Dablam, Khumbu region, Nepal.
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  • Yak-Cattle crossbreeds called Dzos graze in front of prayer flags and a sacred chorten monument at Tengboche Monastery in Nepal's Himalaya. Fog wreathes Mount Thamserku in the background.
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  • HIMALAYA, NEPAL. 3-year old Ben Wiltsie turns giant Tibetan Buddhist prayer wheel in Namche Bazaar, Khumbu region (Sherpa homeland).
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  • An elderly Sherpa woman turns a huge prayer wheel at a small temple in Namche Bazaar, the leading town for the  Sherpa culture in Nepal.
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  • A trekker passes a Tibetan Buddhist chorten and prayer flags in Khumjung village in the Khumbu region of Nepal's Himalaya. 1979 photo. Mount Ama Dablam background.
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  • Traditional houses rise behind a Tibetan Buddhist stupa and prayer flags in Namche Bazar, leading town of the Sherpas in the Khumbu region of Nepal's Himalaya. Photo from 1979. These house have all been replaced by more modern ones.
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  • Himalaya, Tibet, China. Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags atop pass on Tibetan plateau.
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  • CHINA, TIBET. Tibetan Buddhist devotee spins prayer wheels at fortress-like Yumbu Lakang, near Tsedang, the oldest palace in Tibet.
    CF 1611.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET, LHASA. Potala Palace, former abode of Dalai Lama & site of many revered Tibetan Buddhist temples. Prayer flags foreground (shown here in 1986) are now gone & modern concrete buildings clutter the scene.
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  • CHINA, TIBET, LHASA. Potala Palace, former abode of Dalai Lama & site of many revered Tibetan Buddhist temples. Prayer flags foreground.
    CF 1065.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET, LHASA. Potala Palace, former abode of Dalai Lama & site of many revered Tibetan Buddhist temples. Prayer flags foreground.
    CF 1046.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET, LHASA. Potala Palace, former abode of Dalai Lama & site of many revered Tibetan Buddhist temples. Prayer flags foreground.
    CF 1042.jpg
  • Manang Valley, Nepal. Prayer flags hang outside a shrine among houses in Manang village.
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. Carved Tibetan Buddhist Mani (prayer) stone, reading "Hail to Jewel in the Lotus."
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. Braga village in Manang Valley, north of Annapurna. Prayer flags indicate Tibetan Buddhism.
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA.  Braga village in Manang Valley, north of Annapurna. Note Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags & winter stores of hay & firewood.
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. Tibetan Buddhist villagers in Manang turn sacred prayer wheels (Annapurna region).
    AA 3208.jpg
  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA, Tibetan Buddhist prayer wheels in Manang (Annapurna region).
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. Carved Tibetan Buddhist Mani (prayer) stone, reading "Hail to Jewel in the Lotus."
    AA 3109.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge. Tibetan Buddhist traveler prays at shrine by holy waterfall in one of earth's deepest canyons.
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  • A Tibetan Buddhist monk circles the oldest castle in Tibet.
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  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge. Tibetan Buddhist traveler prays at shrine by holy waterfall in one of earth's deepest canyons.
    TS 1174.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET. Tibetan Buddhist pilgrims circle Jokhang Temple through Lhasa's Barkhor Bazaar in 1986.
    CF 0454.jpg
  • Lhasa, Tibet, People's Republic of China. Tibetan Buddhist nuns chant and pray in a temple at their nunnery.
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  • A crowd of Hindus worshippers celebrate Krishna's Birthday at Durbar Square in Patan, a sister city to Kathmandu, Nepal.
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  • A sacred "ovo"shrine where travelers leave offerings in Yolyn Am, a canyon called "The Vulture's Mouth" in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia.
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  • NEPAL, Kathmandu Valley.  Beset by a monsoon rain squall, Hindus celebrate Krishna's Birthday (Krishna Asthami) at at temples and pagodas in Durbar Square in Patan.
    KM 3214.jpg
  • NEPAL, Kathmandu. Young Buddhist monks pray in new monastery near Bodh'nath.
    KM 2557.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist nuns chant and pray in a nunnery in Lhasa, China, Tibet.
    CF 3325.jpg
  • Villagers circumambulate the Jokhang Temple, one of holiest sites in Lhasa, Tibet, China.
    CF 0423.jpg
  • NEPAL, Kathmandu. Young Buddhist monks pray in new monastery near Bodh'nath.
    KM 2557.jpg
  • A Memba matriarch plays with her grandson’s puppy at their farm in Bayi village in the Tsangpo River Gorge, one of the deepest canyons in the world, in the Himalaya of eastern Tibet, China.
    TS 3391.jpg
  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA, Incarnate lamas pray at Tibetan Buddhist Mani Rimdu festival held by Sherpas at Tengboche Monastery, Khumbu Region.
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  • NEPAL, Kathmandu. Young Buddhist monks pray in new monastery near Bodh'nath.
    KM 2557.jpg
  • 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.
    MGe 080719-072.jpg
  • A Memba matriarch plays with her grandson’s puppy at their farm in Bayi village in the Tsangpo River Gorge, one of the deepest canyons in the world, in the Himalaya of eastern Tibet, China.
    TS 3391.jpg
  • Porters cross a suspension bridge over the Po Tsangpo River in eastern Tibet.
    TS 3044.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo River Gorge. Trekkers approach village at upper end of one of earth's deepest canyons. 7,782m (25,531ft)  Namcha Barwa bkg.
    TS 0935.jpg
  • Two Saudi Arabian sponsors of the 1989-1990 Trans-Antarctica Expedition pray towards Mecca from the South Pole.
    SP 026.jpg
  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA, Incarnate lamas pray at Tibetan Buddhist Mani Rimdu festival held by Sherpas at Tengboche Monastery, Khumbu Region.
    S 0915.jpg
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