Villagers pay their respects to deities at the annual Kungri Festival in the Spiti region of Himachal Pradesh, India

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Villagers pay their respects to deities at the Ugyen Sanag Choling Monastery Festival at Kungri, in the Spiti region of Himachal Pradesh, India, in July 2011.

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Size: 2592px × 3872px
Location: Ugyen Sanag Choling Monastery, Kungri village, Pin valley, Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India
Photo credit: © Trevor Thompson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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