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The Western Gate of Lhasa with horses passing through, seen from the east. Copyright Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford 2001.35.319.1

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Resource #: 69641 (URL for reference)

Collections: Lhasa

Location: Drakgo Karni

Description:

by Jessica O'Leary

The central reliquary monument, or chöten (mchod rten, Sanskrit stūpa), of the Western Gate of Lhasa, Bargo Kakling (bar sgo bkag gling), seen from the east (that is, from inside the gate). Riders and people on foot pass through the gateway under the monument, heading west out of Lhasa.

Associated Resources

Resource type: Image

Photograph Date: 06/Oct/1936

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