Incinerator with burning contents near to temple buildings and main temple in Kerti or Kirti Gompa in Langmusi, on the Tibetan plain in China, PRC. Border of Sichuan and Gansu provinces. China. PRC. The ground is covered in printed prayer notes. (125)

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Incinerator with burning contents near to temple buildings and main temple in Kerti or Kirti Gompa in Langmusi, on the Tibetan plain in China, PRC. Border of Sichuan and Gansu provinces. China. PRC. Cremation is widely practised in the Buddhist religion though it is not known by the photographer that this incinerator is used for cremations and the burning of human remains. (125)

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Size: 4329px × 2886px
Location: Kerti Gompa or Kirti Gompa Buddhiist temple complex, Langmusi, Sichuan Province, PRC ChinaPRC China
Photo credit: © David Gee / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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