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A statue inside the main hall of the Jokhang Temple. I believe this is supposed to be Tsongkapa?
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A big golden bell-type thing on top of the Jokhang Temple.
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Zoom in for a better look at the funny scenes depicted in this fire prevention poster from the Jokhang Temple. I guess silly monks were burning down too many monasteries with their butter lamps and highly-flamable prayer scarves.
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I imagine that the Israelites were worshipping something like this when Moses came down from Mt. Sinai and got angry with them. Ornamentation atop the Jokhang Temple.
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These Tibetans were crafting temple decorations in a small room accessible from the roof of Ramoche Temple.
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The Potala Palace at sunrise, with three white stupas in the foreground.
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An example of the sand art for which Tibetans are famous, seen at Kundeling Monastery. Notice the damaged area at the bottom.
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A pilgrim adds yak butter to a devotional lamp at the King of Gesar Temple.
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A young thangka painter in Lhasa wearing a Che Guevara baseball cap.
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Lhasa's famous yak statues, a few minutes walking west of the Potala Palace.
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With the sun as powerful as it is in Tibet, a parabolic reflector has no problem bringing a kettle to a boil. Norbulingka Summer Palace, Lhasa.
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