Tibet:
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pilgrim in front of potala palace b&w Pilgrim praying in front of Potala Palace, Lhasa. beads and hand Monk holding prayer beads. monk thinking at drepung Monk deep in thought on the roof of Drepung monastery. outside drepung monastery Mother and child. candles Kneeling before candles, Lhasa. man and flags b&w Young man amongst prayer flags at dawn, Lhasa. girl trek day 3 b&w Young nomad girl. ganden and beyond Ganden Monastery, one of the few to survive the chang night An evening spent with some jolly pilgims at Samye. The chang (homemade beer) did flow and flow. cooking inside herders hut b&w Inside a yak herder's tent. Yak herders are nomadic, moving between Winter and Summer homes. nomad girl b&w A young nomad girl. demon faces smaller Guardian demons. These are often seen at the entrances to temples. golden smile Golden smile. Girl outside Potala palace, Lhasa. large prayer wheel Pilgrim with prayer wheel, Lhasa. doors and dog tashilhunpo Ornate door at Tashilhunpo monastery. drink Down in one and no excuses. early morning incense burning vint Pilgrims burning barley flower and a sweet smelling herb called palou. This ritual is performed every morning on the way to work. smilling pilgrim samye vint Smiling pilgrim at Samye monastery. flags nr namtso vint Prayer flags near Nam Tso. hats Monk with peaked cap, Lhasa. river tentacles Overhead view of a river, flying into Lhasa. inside a yak herders hut vint The wife of a yak herder at home. Tibet's answer to Mrs Doyle (Father Ted); I must have drunk 15 cups of salt butter tea in half an hour. khampa men with red tassels Young men from the Khampa tribe, Lhasa. laughing monk Happy Buddhist monk, Lhasa. lhasasunset Potala Palace at sunset, Lhasa. valley and lake day 1 Day three of the trek between Ganden monastery and Samye monastery. lone pilgrim jokhana vint Pilgrim in prayer outside the Jokhana, Tibet's most holy building, Lhasa. dawn flags vint Young man on a hill overlooking Lhasa. Every Wednesday Buddhists climb holy mountains around the capital to offer prayers. The Chinese authorities post guards to stop them. pilgrim prof b&w Pilgrim with prayer wheel, Lhasa. Prayer wheels can contain up to a mile of tightly coiled paper prayers. buddhas in samye Buddhist statues monk with hat Monk with red sunhat, Lhasa. money left as an offering One tenth of a Yuan, the smallest Chinese (and therefore Tibetan) banknote, worth three quarters of a pence, left as an offering. monk in the shadows Monk at Tashilhunpo monastery. row of pilgrims Pilgrims chatting, Lhasa. monkheadshot Monk with prayer beads, Tashilhunpo monastery. nam tso clouds and stupa Storm brewing behind a stupa, Lake Nam Tso. portrait girl nomad Portrait of nomad girl during a trek between Ganden Monastery and Samye monastery. old lady pigtails vint Pilgrim, Lhasa. old lady portrait drepung Old lady, Drepung monastery. shigatse shop Colourful doorway, Shigatse. old man smiling Man at Samye monastery. oldladypilgrim Pilgrim, Lhasa. pilg prof vint Pilgrim in front of the Jokhana, Lhasa. pilgrim drepung Pilgrim at Drepung monastery. sun and flags Prayer flags near Nam Tso. pilgrim prostrating lhasa A pilgrim prostrating on the streets of Lhasa. yak butter lamps Burning yak butter lamps, Samye monastery. shop shigartse vint Doorway, Shigatse. mother and child lhasa Mother and child, Lhasa. prayer vintage Pilgrims, Lhasa. pilgrims chatting lhasa Pilgrims performing the sleeping baby Baby sleeping while his mother prostrates herself outside the Jokhana, Lhasa. wheel portrait b&w Pilgrim with her prayer beads and wheel, Lhasa. demon face in samye b&w Guardian demon in Samye monastery. flags and wind Prayer flags blowing in the wind along the shore of Nam Tso. smiling yak herder day1 crop Yak herder carrying a yak skin saddle. light and colour namtso Nam Tso, the highest lake in the world.

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