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These are remnants of the great Shigatse Fortress photographed in the mid-1990’s. It has since been partly reconstructed. The surrounding city of Shigatse is the second largest in Tibet.

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Shigatse also hosts Tashilhunpo Monastery founded in the 15th century. Most of its temples survived the Cultural Revolution due to the 10th Panchen Lama who presided here and stayed in Tibet as other Buddhist Lamas escaped to the south.

Mt. Chomolhari on the Bhutanese/Tibetan border is a formidable guardian of the Bhutanese highlands and even of the dzos resting at the camp they have supplied. Although often called yaks, dzos are a hybrid of yaks and domestic cattle. 

Mt. Chomolhari on the Bhutanese/Tibetan border is a formidable guardian of the Bhutanese highlands and even of the dzos resting at the camp they have supplied. Although often called yaks, dzos are a hybrid of yaks and domestic cattle. 

Fog and forests intertwine on the eastern slopes of the Tibetan Plateau in the province of Kham.

Fog and forests intertwine on the eastern slopes of the Tibetan Plateau in the province of Kham.

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The uplift of the Himalayan range and the great open spaces of Ladakh provide both protection and freedom.  

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Tibetan Buddhist rituals provide grounding and spiritual strength to this Ladakhi listening to teachings given for lay people.

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Mt. Chomolhari on the Bhutanese/Tibetan border is a formidable guardian of the Bhutanese highlands and even of the dzos resting at the camp they have supplied. Although often called yaks, dzos are a hybrid of yaks and domestic cattle. 
Fog and forests intertwine on the eastern slopes of the Tibetan Plateau in the province of Kham.
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These are remnants of the great Shigatse Fortress photographed in the mid-1990’s. It has since been partly reconstructed. The surrounding city of Shigatse is the second largest in Tibet.

Shigatse also hosts Tashilhunpo Monastery founded in the 15th century. Most of its temples survived the Cultural Revolution due to the 10th Panchen Lama who presided here and stayed in Tibet as other Buddhist Lamas escaped to the south.

Mt. Chomolhari on the Bhutanese/Tibetan border is a formidable guardian of the Bhutanese highlands and even of the dzos resting at the camp they have supplied. Although often called yaks, dzos are a hybrid of yaks and domestic cattle. 

Fog and forests intertwine on the eastern slopes of the Tibetan Plateau in the province of Kham.

The uplift of the Himalayan range and the great open spaces of Ladakh provide both protection and freedom.  

Tibetan Buddhist rituals provide grounding and spiritual strength to this Ladakhi listening to teachings given for lay people.

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