We
flew into Lhasa from Kathmandu on June 6th.
From the airport met our excellent drivers and we packed into four land cruisers.
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June
6-
Emination
on the road to Lhasa.
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Emination
with Venu-
The image of Buddha appeared in the rock and was then painted to bring out the image. |
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Potala-
The Winter Palace and the former home of the Dalai Lama
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Lhasa-
View from the roof of the Potala
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Monks
chanting outside the wall of the Potala Palace.
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Potala Palace Hotel (left)
Tempa, Kailas, Vishwakarma, Rajeshwari, Dr. Sadasiva photo by Swami Saradananda |
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Tea
Room, Potala Palace-
Tempa, our Tibetan tour guide and translator. |
Tea
Room, Potala Palace-
Venu and Carol, Yatris from New York City. |
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Sera
Monastery-
Little Buddha
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Sera
Monastery -
Red Doors
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Drepung
Monastery -
Drepung literally means 'rice heap,' a reference to the large number
of white buildings that once piled on the hillside. Drepung was once
the world's largest monastery. This woodpile is a very rare commodity
in this part of Tibet, as it is above the the tree line.
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Jokhang
Monastery -
Mother and Child
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Potala
roof top- Swami
Vasishtananda, Kailas and Vishwakarma
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Summer Palace The
Summer Palace was built in 1954 by the current Dalai Lama (left) Rajeshwari, Rama, Jnaneswari, Tempa, Jamuna, Gita, Parvati, Venugopala photo by Swami Saradananda |
