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- Creators: Harbach, Otto, 1873-1963
Monasteries and select monk officials for the Tibetan government. They are the most influential body of monks in Tibet, sometimes called the "monk cabinet".
The great mountain Chomo-lhari (Queen of the Divine Hills) which guards the main gateway into Tibet through the Himalayas. Chomo-lhari is 24,000 feet high.
Gaily caparisoned riding mules, belonging to a Tibetan official, waiting outside the Dalai Lama's palace in Lhasa. The man holding them is an attendant.
Yak-skin boats being carried up river by the boatmen. They look like huge, two
legged beetles.
Devout pilgrim, prostrating his way around the sacred walk around the Dalai Lama's winter palace (the Potala) at Lhasa. Each time, he progresses the length of his body. He is wearing slabs of wood to protect his hands.
Tibetan beggars sitting in wait for pilgrims, beside the Sacred Way around the Potala at Lhasa. The wall of their tent, behind them, is built entirely of sheep horns.