Sonam's Photo Collection -- Kham and Amdo , 2006-2008

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Birthplace of Nyagrong Lerab Lingpa, Upper Nyarong (2007).


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Labrang Monastery (2009).


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Caterpillar fungi digging tent camp, Lithang toward Nyagrong (2008).


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Clay Padmasambhava image, Gyangra Village, Pizza Township (2007 ).


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Upper Nyagrong Canyon (Nyagke) (2007).


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Metal box with elaborate decorations, often worm by boys and men in Nyagrong on special

occasions.


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Monk dressed in women's clothing during the Densras Festival (2009).


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Kharto Village, 'pheltsha Township, Nyagorng County, (2008).


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Mani-wall near Garok Holy Mountain in (2009).


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Marriage picture of Nyagorng County Town family. They married in early 2009.


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A nurse treats a wounded finger, Bodzi Clinic, Nyagrong County (2009).


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Lerab Lingpa's village, Sade Township in Nyagrong.


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Thangkha of a wrathful deity, Pizza (2009)


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Gyalthang Region (2009)


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Ling Festival, Pizza, (July 2009).


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Illustration of the Gesar Epic, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Intangible Cultural

Heritage Museum (2009)


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Clay images of the Three Nyagrong Masters, Longwa Home, Pizza Township, Nyagrong (2007).


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A Tibetan mother's prayer beads. She died in her late seventies and had recited the SixSacred Syllables countless times using the beads.


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A bag for sale in Gyalthang (2009).


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Tower in the Gyarong Region (2009).


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Buddhist tower, Serba Township, Sertha County (2008).


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Patterned adobe stove, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Intangible Cultural Heritage

Museum (2009).


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Traditional Nyagrong adobe house, Karto Village (2009).


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Two boys born in 2006. The shorter one lacks enough food. (Ling Festival, 2009).


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Kawa Lodri Mountain, Upper Nyagorng (Nyag stod, 2008).


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Wrathful deity clay statue, Longwa home, Pizza.


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Wrathful protector drawn furniture (Sade Village, Dartsedo County, 2009)


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Dzoda Mountain, 30 km from Karze County Town, (2009).


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Dzoda Mountain 30 km from Karze County Town (2009).


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Wophu (Nyima) Monastery, Pizza Township, Nyagrong County (2007).


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Door curtains, Gyalthang (Shangri-la) handicrafts shop (2009).


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Mandela in Gyalthang (shangri-la) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China

Nepalese owned tourist restaurant in the old town of Shangri-la County Town.


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Tibetan businesswoman in the old Town of Shangri-la County, Gyalthang (Shangri-la)

Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. She has been studying English to

communicate with foreign tourists. Her shop sells authentic Tibetan carpets imported from

Lhasa and such small handicrafts as Tibetan bags.


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Tibetan window decoration in a Khampa restaurant, Gyalthang (2009).


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Potala Palace picture, Rebgong family restaurant, Gyalthang (2009).


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Embroidered thangkha of 'Dzampala, Rebgong family restaurant, Gyalthang (2009).


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Embroidered thangkha of Avalokiteshvara, Rebgong family restaurant, Gyalthang, (2009).


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Door curtain, Gyalthang (Shangri-la) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province,China (2009).


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Mother yak and calf, Ashe Valley, Nyagrong (2009).


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Garok Holy Mountain, Pizza Township, Nyagrong County (winter 2008).


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Gyalthang (Shangri-la) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China (2009).


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Grade 1 students, Ganze (Dakar mdze) County, Ganze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture,Sichuan Province, China (2009).


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Rakaryu, Nyagrong County where HH Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok (founder, Larung Gar) gaveteachings of moral education, peace of mind, compassion and so on.


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Ashe Zhindo, Nyagrong County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province,

China (2008).


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Rdowi Township, Xunhua Salar Autonomous County, Haidong Region, Qinghai Province at

the birthplace of the 10th Panchen Lama. This tree was important in identifying the 10

Panchen Lama (2009).


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Xowangxi (Zo'oang dpyiang) Township, Tongren (Rebgong) County, Huangnan Tibetan

Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China.


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Genden Chopel in his birthplace in Xowangxi (Zo'oang dpyiang) Township, Tongren

(Rebgong) County, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, China.


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Genden Chopel's birthplace, Xowangxi (Zo'oang dpyiang) Township, Tongren (Rebgong)

County, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, China.


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Xowangxi (Zo'oang dpyiang) Township, Tongren (Rebgong) County, Huangnan Tibetan

Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, China.

Sonam's Photo Collection -- Kham and Amdo , 2006-2008

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