Tibetan and Himalayan Library - THL

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Main entrance of Jokhang with prostrators and verandah. Copyright Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford 1998.286.241

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Resource #: 69610 (URL for reference)

Collections: Lhasa

Location: Jokhang

Description:

by Jessica O'Leary

The entrance to the Jokhang (jo khang), which faces west. Flower pots can be seen on ground level in the center of the image, and a yak hair curtain on the second level covers the verandah of the reception room, the Khamsum Tsomchen (khams gsum tshoms chen). A curtain of English-made cloth hangs below the verandah, under which people can be seen prostrating.

Associated Resources

Resource type: Image

Photograph Date: 1920-1921

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