A novice monk, with a sad look in his eyes, sits in a doorway outside Punaka Dzhong in Bhutan

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This novice Buddhist monk was sitting in a doorway in Punaka Dzhong. He smiled and seemed happy to be photographed, but as soon as the camera was pointed at him this sad, almost haunted, look appeared in his eyes.

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Size: 3400px × 5100px
Location: Punaka Dzhong, Punaka, central Bhutan
Photo credit: © Neil Harris / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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