Ganden monastery, thanka unveiling, Tibet
a huge embroided image of the Buddha unveiled in a ceremony at Ganden monastery in Tibet. The embroidery is known as a thangka or thanka or tanka. Ganden gompa was largely destroyed in the Chinese Cultural Revolution.
Size: 3944px × 2556px
Location: Ganden gompa Lhasa Tibet Autonomous Region China
Photo credit: © Adrian Weston / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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