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Photographs in Jiukhar

A revetment fragment. Buddhist sekhar (<i>gsas mkhar</i>) and a retaining wall on the summit. A revetment fragment near the rim of the formation’s summit. Such structures were recently destroyed with the Buddhist redevelopment of the site. Buddhist sekhar (<i>gsas mkhar</i>) shrines on the summit of the formation. These were probably constructed with stones extracted from the old citadel. The Guru Bumpa (<i>gu ru ’bum pa</i>) shrine complex. Note the melting ice sheet on Tso Mapam (<i>mtsho ma pham</i>).

Jiukhar in Places


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