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Photographs in 2001 Shang Shung Institute Expedition (SSI)

The interior of cave P1. The base of the castle. Caves in the right wing of the khyung (<i>khyung</i>) formation. The main troglodytic settlement. Façades of the southeast cave complex. The summit formation. The main structure is on the right side of the summit. The side of one of the stone platforms at Gyangdrak (<i>gyang brag</i>). One of the fragmentary enclosures at Korön (<i>ko ron</i>).
Funerary structure FS1. Funerary structure FS3. The side of the pillar with carvings. A close-up of the old swastika carving and the much more recently engraved letter <i>a</i>. The standing pillar. Note the stones piled around its base. The broken side of the pillar facing towards the enclosure. A relatively intact wall fragment. A flank of the site.
A portion of the summit of the site. Engraved scrollwork on a stone at Korön (<i>ko ron</i>). The forward wall of Khyunglung Khartsé (<i>khyung lung mkhar rtse</i>). Note the wooden lintels above the entranceway and windows.

2001 Shang Shung Institute Expedition (SSI) in Topic


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