Offerings at Tiger's Nest Monastery, a Sacred Buddhist Site in Bhutan

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Conical clay offerings known as tsha tsha. Many have Buddhist engravings on them, many even contain human ash collected after the cremation process. Tsha tsha are offered to the living and dead at holy sites in hopes of cultivating positive energy.

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Size: 4032px × 3024px
Location: Tiger's Nest Monastery, Bhutan
Photo credit: © Yuk Wah Leung / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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