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Colourful prayer flags on the air

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Resource #: 69057 (URL for reference)

  • Colourful prayer flags (English )

Tibet and Himalayas: Place Narrative, Bhutan Cultural Library

Location: Samtse

Description:

by Monika Subba

Colourful prayer flags. Most of the Bhutanses believe that such prayer flags takes away all the misfortune that comes on our way while it is blown by the wind. Thus most of the pelgrims tie such prayer flags for good forutne. The prayer flags are of different colours such as blue, red, white, green and yellow.

Associated Resources

This resource was provided by Shejun (Documentation of Bhutan's Oral Cultures sponsored by Arcadia). The copyright holder is Shejun (only private uses permitted).

Resource type: Image

Photographer: Monika Subba

Photograph Date: 17/Mar/2014

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