An ancient pestle and mortar used by monks at the Namgyal Tsemo Gompa, monastery, to grind spices. Possible old saddle quern.

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An ancient pestle and mortar used by monks at the Namgyal Tsemo Gompa, monastery, to grind spices. It may be a very ancient and well worn saddle quern. Namgyal Tsemo Gompa, Leh, Ladakh, Republic of India. 13Sep11.

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Size: 4287px × 2848px
Location: Namgyal Tsemo Gompa, Leh, Ladakh, Republic of India.
Photo credit: © Michael Grant Travel / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: ancient, barndgital, gompa, grind, ladakh, leh, monastery, mortar, namgyal, pestle, quern, saddle, spice, spices, stone, tsemo, worn