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![Young monks spend most of their days studying Buddhist scripture both inside Garthar Monastery and En Plein Air.](http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/fbed7e68-5681-11e2-9909-f7cbac61a05b/09061019866_xgaplus.jpg)
![Locals, who have been invited to Garthar Monastery during a festival, engage in the various stages of the highly ritualized p...](http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/12c2f0be-5682-11e2-800e-191323da35cc/09061019698_xgaplus.jpg)
Locals, who have been invited to Garthar Monastery during a festival, engage in the various stages of the highly ritualized practice of prostration called Chak Tsal, which means "to sweep clean."
Author: Michael Yamashita
©Michael Yamashita
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![Local women share in the celebration at Garthar Monastery by performing Shak Tsal, turning prayer wheels and fingering prayer...](http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/7a679e7c-5682-11e2-ac9e-d5526a04160e/09060817992_xgaplus.jpg)