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Photographs in Lhasa - Jokhang Temple

Close-up of cornice carved and painted as snow lions, believed to date from the seventh century. Close-up of an intricately carved and painted door frame. Close-up of an intricately carved and painted door frame. Close-up of an intricately carved and painted door frame. A statue of the Buddha. An ancient mural in disrepair on the second floor of the temple. An ancient mural in disrepair on the second floor of the temple. An ancient mural in disrepair on the second floor of the temple.
Close-up of cornice carved and painted as snow lions, believed to date from the seventh century. A row of Buddha statues. A Buddha statue adorned with silk scarves. A Buddha statue adorned with silk scarves. Close-up of a carved doorframe blackened with smoke. The chain links are the top of a chain-link door hanging that serves as a locked door. A monk attending to the butter lamps offered to Jowo Rinpoche, a statue of the Buddha believed to date from the seventh century and the most sacred image in Tibet. Offerings of butter lamps in front of Jowo Rinpoche, a statue of the Buddha believed to date from the seventh century and the most sacred image in Tibet. A view from the right of Jowo Rinpoche, a statue of the Buddha believed to date from the seventh century and the most sacred image in Tibet.
A statue of the Buddha near Jowo Rinpoche. Close-up of the frame that supports the canopy for Jowo Rinpoche, a statue of the Buddha believed to date from the seventh century and the most sacred image in Tibet. Offerings made to Jowo Rinpoche, a statue of the Buddha believed to date from the seventh century and the most sacred image in Tibet. Two young Tibetan pilgrims inside the temple. An intricately decorated door frame darkened by smoke. An intricately decorated door frame darkened by smoke. A stupa of miraculous origins draped with silk scarves. ?? Clay statues of the Buddha under construction on the first floor of the temple.
Clay statues of the Buddha under construction on the first floor of the temple. Tibetans prostrating in the courtyard before the entrance portico of the temple. Tibetans prostrating in the courtyard before the entrance portico of the temple. Tibetans prostrating in the courtyard before the entrance portico of the temple. A taxi on the edge of the plaza in front of the Jokhang; the temple is visible in the background.

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