Ghar Gompa, an isolated monastery above Tsarang in Upper Mustang, Nepal

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The remote Upper Mustang region, formerly the Kingdom of Lo, is now part of Nepal but retains a strongly Tibetan culture. Buddhist monasteries are a major feature in each village.

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Location: Ghar Gompa, Mustang, Nepal
Photo credit: © Kerry Whitworth / Alamy / Afripics
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