Tibetan refugee monk descending the steps to a monastery in a Tibetan refugee settlement in Bylakyppe, Karnataka, South India

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Tibetan refugee monk descending the steps to a Tibetan monastery in a refugee settlement in Bylakuppe. Only in exile are the Tibetans fully able to practice and preserve their traditional way of life. Karnataka, South India

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Location: Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India
Photo credit: © Neil Cooper / Alamy / Afripics
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