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01 Potala Palace, on the left, in Lhasa
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02 in the park in front of the Potala
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03 Potala on the right as seen from my hotel
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04 top of the Jokhang temple in Lhasa - construction started in 652 - most Tibetans consider this the most important temple in Tibet
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05 looking into the Jokhang temple
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06 looking from the roof of the Jokhang temple down into the Barkhor Square with the Potala in the upper right
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07 entering the inner shrine of the Jokhang temple
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08 preparing butter lamps in the Jokhang temple
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09 men with horses on the high plains of Tibet
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10 herders with their sheep
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11 village scene
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12 mother and child who came to see the tourists
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13 curious mother and her three children
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14 Gyantse Dzong or Gyantse Fortress - the next picture shows the eyes of the temple on the right
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15 the all-seeing compassionate eyes of the Buddha
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16 - inside the temple in Gyantse, the Snowjewel-dot-com tour operator, Roger Pfister, explains the details - photo by fellow traveler (c)Pierre Racine
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17 during the Saga Dawa festival a huge tapestry is hung from the top left corner of the wall - next picture
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18 just after sunrise the tapestry, in a great ceremony, is lowered down above Gyantse
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19 the tapestry is magnificient
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20 during the festival traditional music is played and, next picture, colorful dances are performed
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21 the enjoyment of festival is enhanced by the liberal consumption of local moonshine
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22 at a pass on the way to Mt Kailash are prayer wheels that are turned by the wind
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23 the first view of Mt Kailash
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24 a herding family camping in the shadow of Mt Kailash
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25 this still from my Youtube movie - Mt Kailash and the Walk around the Sacred Mountain - shows the height and distance of the walk
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26 after just a few hours of walking on the first day comes the first glimpse of Mt Kailash
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27 most of the walk around the mountain is on a more-or-less flat path like this
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28 visitors lucky enough to walk early in the season can experience a certain magic unavailable later in the year
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29 the best views of Kailash come as the first day of walking ends - the North Face as seen from Dirapuk Monastery
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30 Mt Kailash at sunrise
