Я уже показывал фото озера Ямдрок Цо с перевала Камба Ла. Ямдрок Цо входит в число четырех наиболее почитаемых озер Тибета, вокруг которых паломники совершают ритуальный обход - кору. Цвет озера постоянно меняется, считается, что его невозможно увидеть дважды. Тибетцы считают озеро Ямдрок Цо талисманом Тибета, который станет необитаем, когда воды ( Read more... )

Found this stupa near Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse.


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Now that I have carried out a whole stack or work, I'm going to post some new pictures and/or thoughts. And, yes, happy New Year 2008! I want to bring in some diversity with this photo of monks taking a stroll around Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse.


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"Commissioned by a Gyantse prince in 1427, the Gyantse Kumbum is the town's foremost attraction. The chorten is packed with some exquisite Tibetan mural paintings and rises 35m over four floors surmounted by a gold dome. The dome rises like a crown over fours sets of eyes that glaze serenely out in the direction of cardinal points. As you climb ( Read more... )

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Stopped at the town of Shegar (4050m), a 7km diversion northwest of the Friendship Hwy. Photographed a vivid sunset:


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Namaste and tashi dele, friends. It's been quite some time since I returned from Tibet and Nepal, but I got a chance to look back and publish some photos only now, on a rainy Saturday of three-day Thanksgiving weekend in Vancouver. Just had traditional turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and mashed potatoes with a Canadian family.

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