Shegar Photo Gallery by Brian McMorrow at pbase.com

Shegar

We had enough time left after arriving in New Tingri to visit Shegar	Shegar is dominated by an impressive fortress, Shegar Dzong	At the base of the fortress is Shegar Chöde Monastery	Shegar Dzong, the Crystal Fort,
I hadn't expected something so impressive	Shegar's New Town	Bus stop in front of China Post, Shegar	I had the guide leave me here and arranged for her to pick me up later
Shegar	Shegar's main street lined with traditional Tibetan houses	Main Street, Shegar	Main Street, Shegar
Shegar Chöde Monastery	River passing the base of Shegar's fortress and monastery	Shegar's old town on the hillside at the base of the fortress	Walls of the ruins of Shegar Dzong
Small chapel in Shegar's old town	Old town Shegar was the only place into Tibet where I found the kids annoying	To reach the monastery, turn right at the small chapel and head up hill	Walls of the fortress rising steeply above the old town, Shegar
Old Town Shegar	Old Town Shegar	It's a long way up!	Shegar Dzong high above the old town
View from Old Town Shegar across the river	Climbing up through Old Town Shegar	Old Town Shegar	Old Town Shegar
Farmers busy bringing in the harvest, Shegar	Farmers working the harvest, Shegar	The river passing through Shegar	The river passing through Shegar
Om Mani Padmi Hum on the cliff near the monastery	Entrance to Shegar Chöde Monastery	The Monastery entrance also serves as entrance to the fortress	Shegar Chöde Monastery, founded 1269
I only had the afternoon, but morning light would be much better	Shegar Chöde Monastery	Extensive ruins of Shegar Dzong rising above the monastery	The summit of Shegar Dzong
Shegar Chöde Monastery	Shegar Chöde Monastery	Colossal statue of Jampa (Maitreya) the Future Buddha	Colossal statue of Jampa (Maitreya) the Future Buddha
TibetOct08 3748.jpg	Tsonghkapa with his chief disciplesDorje Chang and Guru Rinpoche	Tsonghkhapa (1357–1419) founder of the Gelugpa Sect	TibetOct08 3755.jpg
TibetOct08 3761.jpg	Maitreya, the Future Buddha	Assembly Hall, Shekar Chöde Monastery	Assembly Hall, Shekar Chöde Monastery
Mural showing Shegar Dzong and the Shegar Chöde Monastery before its destruction	TibetOct08 3770.jpg	Shegar Chöde Monastery	Shegar Chöde Monastery
Ruins of the monastery and fortress of Shegar	View across the valley from Shegar Chöde Monastery	View from Shegar Chöde Monastery	Village at harvest time near Shegar
Harvest time, October in Tibet	View from Shegar Chöde Monastery	Climbing to the fortress is not easy...the trails are not very distinct	Ruined walls of Shegar Dzong, the Crystal Fortress
Temple ruins in red, Shegar	Shegar Chöde Monastery	Parts of Shegar Monastery were restored starting in the 1980s	Climbing the steep walls of Shegar Dzong
Higher and higher	Shadow of the mountain of Shegar Dzong cast across the valley floor	Shegar Dzong	Shegar Dzong
Ruined watchtower, Shegar Dzong	Shegar Dzong	A large breach in the walls of Shegar Dzong	The town of Shegar, former capital of Tingri
Watchtower and western wall, Shegar Dzong	Shegar Dzong	Stone piles wrapped in monk's robes looking like sentries, Shegar Dzong	Walls of Shegar Dzong
Shegar Dzong	Not even half way to the top yet	Walls of Shegar Dzong in late afternoon	"Sentry" Shegar Dzong
Looking down at Shegar Chöde Monastery	Shegar Chöde Monastery	Shegar Dzong	View over the wall of Shegar Dzong
The summit of Mount Everest from Shegar Dzong	Shegar Dzong must have been so impressive before it was destroyed	Ruins of a major temple of Shegar Chöde Monastery	Lengthening shadows, Shegar Dzong
View of Shegar from the castle	Shegar Dzong	Shegar Dzong	2/3 of the way to the top
Upper ruins of Shegar Dzong	Shegar's New Town where the guide will be waiting for me	More of Everest is visible from across the ridge of Pang-la Pass	The summit of Shegar Dzong
Upper walls of Shegar Dzong	Summit of Shegar Dzong	I was hoping a trail I was following would lead down to the village	Summit of Shegar Dzong from the west
Summit of Shegar Dzong	Summit of Shegar Dzong	A trail leads west away from the walls but eventually circles around to the fortress's mid levels	Shrine outside the fortress
Summit of Shegar Dzong	The walls of Shegar Dzong following the steep slope of the mountain	The path I'm following loops back to a lower part of the fortress	Shegar Dzong
Shegar Dzong	Walls of Shegar Dzong	Shegar Chöde Monastery	Upper monastery ruins
Morning would be much better for photography, but no time to come back the next day	Ruins of Shegar Chöde Monastery	Shegar Chöde Monastery	Shegar Chöde Monastery
Ok, so not all the kids in Shegar are annoying like the ones on the way up	Shegar Dzong, late afternoon	I was waaaay up there

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