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Photographs in Shangtsé Bönkhar

Another view of the castle. A close-up of a rammed-earth structure on the formation’s summit. Note the orifices used to hold the shuttering pins during construction. The exterior of the castle. The interior of the summit structure. The earthen walls of the castle’s interior. The Buddhist Shangtsé Khar (<i>shang rtse mkhar</i>). The Buddhist Shangtsé Khar (<i>shang rtse mkhar</i>) and the caves and monastic ruins below.

Shangtsé Bönkhar in Places


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