Lhasa - Jokhang Temple

Jokhang Temple, in the center of the Barkhor District	Pilgrims in front of the Jokhang, the most important temple in Tibet	Tibetan pilgrims prostrating in front of the Jokhang	Chenmizang, Heavenly King of the West (red)
Phakyepo, Heavenly King of the South (blue)	Yülkhorsung, Heavenly King of the East (white)	Yülkhorsung, Heavenly King of the North (yellow)	The Jokhang was built around 642 AD by King Songsten Gampo to celebrate his marriage to the Chinese princess Wencheng
Jokhang Temple with it's 14th Century gilt roof	Khyamra Chenmo - Main Assembly Hall, open air central courtyard	Brightly painted central courtyard of the Jokhang	Colorful pillars and beams, Jokhang
Colorful pillars and beams, Jokhang	The courtyard is used as the Main Assembly Hall of the Jokhang		Mongolian Khan - Gushri Tenzin Chogyal, 1582-1655
	Murals cover the walls around the inner courtyard	Shakyamuni Buddha, the historic Buddha	Roof of the Jokhang
Two golden deer facing a Dharma wheel	Anyone know what these are called?	Ornaments on the roof of the Jokhang	Bronze roof ornament with bells, Jokhang Temple
Detail of the bronze roof ornaments of the Jokhang with the Potola in the distance	The demon Zipak (Zeeba) who ate his own body - a warning against gluttony and avarice	Barkhor Square, to the west of the Jokhang	View of Potola Palace from the roof of the Jokhang
Chinese soldiers with riot shields patrolling the Barkhor, Lhasa	Photo of Chinese soldiers in Lhasa taken from the roof of the Jokhang	Southwest side of the Barkhor Circuit around the Jokhang	Looks like yak skin wrapped around a post covered in bronza
14th Century gilt roof over the Dalai Lama's rooms at the Jokhang	Gilded bronze roof ornaments on the Jokhang	Figures on the top of the Jokhang	Heavy yak hair curtain with the endless knot, Srivastsa, one of the 8 Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
Pilgrims in the forecourt of the Jokhang	Tibetan pilgrims prostrating in the forecourt	14th Century gilded roof over the Dalai Lama's rooms	Dragon figures with bells
Garuda on the roof of the Jokhang	Guardian figure	Northwest side of the Jokhang's upper level	Roof of the Jokhang
Exiting through a side courtyard	Jokhang	Tibetan pilgrim prostrating in front of the Jokhang, Barkhor Square	Stele (doring) inscribed with the 822AD Chinese-Tibetan peace treaty