Prayer flags atop Mila-la (pass) at 5,013 metres

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Buddhist adorn tops of mountain passes with prayer flags. Printed on those flags are prayers. When those flags are blown by the wind Buddhists believe that the prayers are sent up into the heavens. La means a mountain

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Size: 3002px × 1994px
Location: Mila-la (pass) east of Lhasa, Tibet, China
Photo credit: © Patrick Horton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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