Tibetan and Himalayan Library - THL

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Photographs in John Vincent Bellezza Collection

The snow-filled central depository of funerary structure FS3. Funerary structure FS2, Mönnak Dzong (<i>mon nag rdzong</i>). Funerary structure FS9. The mountain of Endritsé (<i>an ’bri rtse</i>) from the south. Funerary structure FS7. Funerary structure FS1. Funerary structure. One of the enclosures on the north and east flanks.
Funerary structure FS2. Note the parallel stone courses of the enclosing wall. The vicinity of funerary structures FS4 and FS5. Note the enclosure wall in the foreground and the corral in the background. The heavily disturbed remains of funerary structure FS1. Members of the survey team measuring Funerary structure FS1. Funerary structure FS1. The broad Tsangpo (<i>gtsang po</i>) Valley is in the background. The fallen pillar. Funerary structure FS1. Note the excavation of the structure that has taken place. The prominent walls of funerary structure FS2.
A ruined building at Rala Kharmar (<i>ra la mkhar dmar</i>). Note the herringbone courses of masonry. A portion of Rala Kharmar (<i>ra la mkhar dmar</i>). The burial tumulus at the foot of the castle. The forward section of the castle. The burial tumulus below the castle. Ruins of the nearby monastery, Rala Kharmar (<i>ra la mkhar dmar</i>). The castle stronghold. The main hulk of the castle.
The interior of the castle. Ruined castle walls. Herringbone stonework in the castle walls. The forward portion of the castle. The upper complex of the castle. The lower and central complexes of the castle. The upper and lower edifice of the upper complex. The buttressed walkway accessing the upper complex is visible in the bottom right-hand corner of the image. The white granite formation underlying the castle. Defensive walls are staggered all along the steep side of the formation.

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