Tibetan and Himalayan Library - THL

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Photographs

A thangka painting of a mandala. A monk playing ritual cymbals in the Assembly Hall. A coracle made of yak skin in the village across the river from the monastery. A street in the village across the river from the monastery. A restaurant in the roadside village across the river from the monastery. A restaurant in the roadside village across the river from the monastery. A view of the Yungdrung Ling, a monastery of the Bon religion, across the Tsangpo River. A view of the Yungdrung Ling, a monastery of the Bon religion, across the Tsangpo River.
A view of the Yungdrung Ling, a monastery of the Bon religion, across the Tsangpo River. A view from below of the side of the palace. A view of the palace from the road below. A view of the village at the foot of the ridge. A view from below of the side of the palace. A view of the side of the palace. A view of the side of the palace. A view of the palace from below.
David Germano on the entrance stairway to the palace. A view of the palace from immediately beneath it. A view of the palace from immediately beneath it. A juniper incense burner on a side wall of the palace. A juniper incense burner in the courtyard of the palace. A bird perched by a gutter running of the tower rooftop. A set of ornately worked doors inside the palace. A shrine with prayer flags further up the ridge from the palace.
A bronze sculpture of a victory banner on the roof of the palace. A view of the valley below from the roof of the palace. The tower of the palace. A traditional Tibetan door with an ornately worked knocker. A mural depicting the life of Nyatri Tsenpo, the mythical first king of Tibet. A mural depicting the life of Nyatri Tsenpo, the mythical first king of Tibet. A mural depicting the life of Nyatri Tsenpo, the mythical first king of Tibet. A carved and painted wooden incense burner.

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