Sunday, January 06, 2008

Tashilhunpo Monastery, Shigatse, Tibet



The highlight for me is the Tomb of the 10th Panchen Lama (Sisum Namgyel), Tibet's favourite Panchen Lama. A gold-plated chorten holds his remains while his image is surrounded by kaleidoscopic rainbow swirls. The photography fee in this chapel is 125 Yuan (about £9). When I approach the monk to pay he seems surprised.

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