Tibetan pilgrims light butter candles in front of a statue of Guru Rinpoche in the Kyilkhor Thil, the Jokhan, Tibet China

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Tibetan pilgrims light butter candles in front of a statue of Guru Rinpoche in the Kyilkhor Thil (the central section), the Jokhang, Lhasa, Tibet. The Jokhang temple is the spiritual centre of Tibetan Buddhism, built in 647 by Songtsen Gampo, and lies at the center of old Lhasa.

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Size: 5722px × 3816px
Location: Lhasa Tibet China
Photo credit: © Michael Freeman / Alamy / Afripics
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