Gyantse, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China : Darchog prayer flags by the Kumbum of Gyantse within Palcho Monastery or Pelkor Chode M


Gyantse, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China : Darchog prayer flags by the Kumbum of Gyantse within Palcho Monastery or Pelkor Chode Monastery. The 15th century Kumbum, the biggest of its kind, is a 32 m high nine-tiered structure containing 76 chapels and shrines. Incidental people around the Kumbum.


Size: 2280px × 3420px
Location: Gyantse kumbum
Photo credit: © Luis Dafos / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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