Prayer flags overlook a bridge at Membartsho, a sacred Buddhist site in the Tang Valley near Jakar, Bhutan, Asia

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Membartsho (known as Burning Lake) is a sacred Buddhist site in the Tang Valley near Jakar. The lake is actually a wide spot in the Tang Chhu (river) and there is said to be a temple in its depths. Worshipers place small clay offerings (tsha-tsha) on an alter beneath an ancient carving of Tibetan Saint Pema Lingpa, Bhutan, Asia

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