Resident monk at Hemis Gompa monastery Ladakh Northern India An area of India known as Little Tibet

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Resident monk at Hemis Gompa monastery Ladakh Northern India Each monks robe has three parts the outer garment called the tricivara the under garment called the uttarasanga and the cloak called the samghati An area of India known as Little Tibet for it s predominantly Tibetan Buddhist population

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Location: India
Photo credit: © Jamie Marshall / Alamy / Afripics
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