Tibetan prayers flags at Sera Jey Monastery near Kushalnagar, Karnataka, India.

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Tibetan settlements were established near Kushalnagar in the late 1960s. Known as camps, the villages now host over 15,000 people of Tibetan origin and over 5,000 monks. In 1970, 197 monks from In 1970, 197 monks from Sera Jey began to establish a monastery on land granted by the Indian Government. These days four settlements; Sera Jey, Tashi Lhunpo, Namdroling and Nyingmapa exist over 225 acres.

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Size: 4368px × 2912px
Location: Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India
Photo credit: © S. Forster / Alamy / Afripics
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