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Monks in Courtyard of Tibetan Monastery

A high-angle view of a large group of monks in maroon robes seated in rows on a stone courtyard in front of a Tibetan monastery at dawn, with sunlight illuminating the gilded roofs and steam rising in the cold air.

The courtyard of Tashilhunpo in Shigatse at dawn in December, seen from a high roof, rows of maroon-robed figures from behind seated for the morning chant, breath rising in the cold, the first sun striking the gilded roofs above while the flagstones stay blue, maroon, gilt and frost blue, 200mm See more

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