Butter lamps outside the Jokhang Palace, Lhasa | Photos of Tibet

A photo of butter lamps in a blue shrine outside the entrance to the Jokhang Palace in Lhasa

Hundreds of butter lamps burn day and night inside a blue metal shrine in front of the Jokhang Palace. The Jokhang, at the centre of the Barkhor in old Lhasa, is the most important spiritual site for Buddhists in Tibet.

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A2: paper size 59.4x42cm, image size 57x40cm
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