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Young monks spend most of their days studying Buddhist scripture both inside Garthar Monastery and En Plein Air.

Kham, Garthar, Sichuan, China

Author: Michael Yamashita

©Michael Yamashita

Photo size: 24.4 Mpixels (69.8 MB uncompressed) - 6048x4032 pixels (20.2x13.4 in / 51.2x34.1 cm at 300 ppi)

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A monk prepares a steaming pot of yak butter tea at Garthar Monastery.

Young monks spend most of their days studying Buddhist scripture both inside Garthar Monastery and En Plein Air.

Locals, who have been invited to Garthar Monastery during a festival, engage in the various stages of the highly ritualized p...