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Courtyard temple of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, Shigatse, Tibet, China, Asia
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Pilgrim doing the Kora around the holy mountain Mount Kailash in Western Tibet, China, Asia
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Old mud stupa in the old kingdom of Guge in the most western part of Tibet, China, Asia
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Tibetan Buddhist monk at Tashilunpo Monastery ,Shigatse, Tibet, China, Asia
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Mountain range and artificial lake (reservoir) near the Karo-La Pass, beside the Friendship Highway, Tibet, China, Asia
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Chortens, prayer stupas below the holy mountain Mount Kailash in Western Tibet, China, Asia
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Tibetan monks in Bodhgaya, praying under the sacred Buddha banyan tree. It was here that the Buddha had the enlightenment. India
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Goats grazing along a little lake, along the road between Ali and Gerze, Tibet, China, Asia
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Traditionally dressed women and little boy at a market in Tsochen, Western Tibet, China, Asia
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Tibetan Pilgrim circling the base of Kumbum chorten (Stupa) in the Palcho Monastery at Gyantse, Tibet, China, Asia
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Tibetan monks in Bodhgaya, praying under the sacred Buddha banyan tree. It was here that the Buddha had the enlightenment. India
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The Potala Palace former chief residence of the Dalai Lama, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia
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Back view of Tibetan woman's traditional headdress at festival, Gerze, Tibet, China, Asia
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Traditionally dressed Tibetans participating at a local festival, Gerze, Tibet, China, Asia
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Tibet,Lhasa,Potala Palace. Located on the Red Hill in Lhasa,The Potala Palace is 3,700 meters above sea level and covers an area of over 360,000 square meters,measuring 360 meters from east to west and 270 meters from south to north. The palace has 13 stories,and is 117 meters high. It symbolizes Tibetan Buddhism and its central role in the traditional administration of Tibet.
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Lhasa's landmark,the 17th century Potala Palace,crowns 130 meter high Marpo Ri,or Red Hill and served mainly as the Dalai Lama's winter residence as well as the seat of Tibetan Government.
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Pilgrims praying before the Blue Buddha in central Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia
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Old woman walking along the praying wheels, Potala, Lhasa,Tibet, China, Asia
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Tibet,Kham,Pomda. A monk strolls down the road near his local monastery. Sudden storms can block roads well into spring and early summer.
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Carrying out routine maintenance of prayer wheels on a monastery roof, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia
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Horse rider on colourfuly dressed horse in the steppe of Western Tibet, China, Asia
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Ganden Monastery. A pilgrim prepares a bundle of flaglets with images of meditational and protector deities on a hilltop above Ganden. Ganden was the first Gelugpa school monastery. Founded in 1409 by Tsongkhapa and with a monastic population that reached 3000,it was severely damaged during the Cultural Revolution.
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Ganden Monastery.Prayer flags mark the limit of pilgrims excursions into the hills around Ganden.They are usually strung around sacred places to purify the air and pacify the gods, and their fluttering is believed to release their written prayers into the heavens. The colours too are symbolic of the elements.
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Jokhang Temple, the most revered religious structure, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia
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Traditional painted door in the summer palace of the Dalai Lama, Norbulingka, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia
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Magnificent tiered Kumbum, literally one hundred thousand images, of the Palcho Monastery, the largest chorten in Tibet, Gyantse, Tibet, China, Asia
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Ganden Monastery. Prayer flags mark the limit of pilgrims' excursions into the hills around Ganden. Ganden was the first Gelugpa school monastery. Founded in 1409 by Tsongkhapa and with a monastic population that reached 3000,it was severely damaged during the Cultural Revolution.
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Tibet, Chomolungma, Rongbuk.Geology expedition team.Geology expedition members on the moraines of the Rongbuk Valley below Mount Everest, known locally as Chomolungma.
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Image taken in 2006 and partially toned, dramatic clouds building behind the Potala Palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia
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China, Tibet, near Lhasa, Drepung Monastery, wall painting depicting Vaisravana, the guardian of the North
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Monks carry drums,cymbols and banners before dawn to go and perform giant thangka ceremony as part of the Monlam (Tibetan New Year) festival,Sertang Monastery,Langmusi,Amdo,Eastern Tibet.
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Palace near mountains, Potala Palace, Lhasa, Lhasa Valley, Tibet, China
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Horse rider on colourfuly dressed horse in the steppe of Western Tibet, China, Asia
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Portrait of a Tibetan woman with plaits and hat on the Qinghai Plateau, China, Asia
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Jokhang Temple, the most revered religious structure in Tibet, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia
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View over cultivated fields, Yumbulagung Castle, restored version of the region's oldest building, Tibet, China, Asia
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China, Tibet, Lhasa, Jamkhang chapel, statue of Maitreya, "the future Buddha"
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Silhouette of a man standing on a motorboat, Yarlung Tsangpo River, Tibet, China
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Detail of door in the Potala Palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia
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Monks inside the main prayer hall, Drepung Buddhist monastery, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia
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The Potala Palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and lake in Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia
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Woman and prayer wheel, Ganden Monastery, near Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia
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Tashilumpo Monastery, the residence of the Chinese appointed Panchat Lama, Tibet, China, Asia
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Exterior of tower at Yumbu Lhakang, the oldest dwelling in Tibet, in the Central valley of Tibet, China, Asia
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The Potala palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia
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The red flag of China flying in Potala Square on a stormy afternoon in front of the Potala Palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia
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Portrait of a Tibetan nomad woman with turquoise and silver jewellery, at Tongren, Qinghai, China, Asia
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