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Pilgrims, crossing the Yarlung Tsangpo on
the way to Samye Monastery
November 1997
| These men, along with twenty fellow villagers from far western Tibet, have already journeyed for several months visiting holy sites across the high plateau in an age-old ritual to earn religious merit, to improve one’s immediate welfare, or to atone for wrong-doing. Samye, the first monastery in Tibet, dating to the 8th century, is their last stop before they arrive at their ultimate destination, Lhasa, literally, ‘the place of the gods.’ |
© Amina Tirana
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