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Local women share in the celebration at Garthar Monastery by performing Shak Tsal, turning prayer wheels and fingering prayer beads while muttering the mantra Om Mane Pad Me Um-All in the glow of yak butter lamps.
Author: Michael Yamashita
©Michael Yamashita
Photo size: 21.0 Mpixels (60.2 MB uncompressed) - 5616x3744 pixels (18.7x12.4 in / 47.5x31.7 cm at 300 ppi)
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