Preparations for the Zanskar / Karsha Gustor festival. A monk makes an demon effigy of dough, used in a purification ritual. Karsha monastery, near Padum Zanskar Valley, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, northern India

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Location: India, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Zanskar, Karsha monastery, near Padum
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