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| Rene Little | profile | all galleries >> Tibet Trip 20th June until 7th July, 2009 >> Shigatse and surrounding countryside | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 Shigaste Hotel |
 Hotel lobby |
 Drinking warm beer in this ornate bar was an experience |
 The fancy ceilings were amazing |
 Lobby bar |
 Tashilhunpo Monastery - Shigatse built 1447 |
 Tashilhunpo Monastery - Shigatse built 1447 |
 Tashilhunpo Monastery - built by the 1st Delai Lama |
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 Renovations at the monastery |
 Renovations - singing while pounding the floor surface |
 This man is on a pilgrimage from northern Tibet to India |
 He started 6 years ago and will be another 8 years |
 This ritual of prayer is carried out all day every day |
 His destination a holy shrine in India |
 He started 6 years ago and will be another 8 years |
 Children from a village in the Yarlung Valley |
 Yarlung Valley |
 Storage of Yak dung used for winter heating |
 We were priviledged to visit a local home |
 The lady of the house serving us home brewed beer from a kettle |
 Home brewed beer with a dollop of Yak butter on the side of the glass for luck |
 Father son and grandson |
 End of our visit |