Row of prayer wheels at Kumbum (Ta Er Si) monastery in Huangzhong near Xining.

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Row of prayer wheels at Kumbum monastery in Huangzhong near Xining, which is one of the seven Yellow Hat (Order of the Gelugpa) monasteries in China and was built in 1577.

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Size: 5435px × 3522px
Location: Kumbum, Huangzhong, China
Photo credit: © Thomas Lehne/ lotuseaters / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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