Renovation going on at Shelkar Gompa in Tibet

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Shegar, Zegar or Shelkar (also known as New Tingri) at 4,050m is 7km diversion northwest of main Friendship Highway. It is the headquarters for Qomolangma (Jomolangma) Nature Preserve (Mt. Everest region). The ruins of Shegar Dorje Dzong, once the capital of Tingri region is located prominently overlooking the town. Just beneath is Shegar Chode monastery, founded originally in 1266 by Kagyu Lama was later converted into Gelugpa monastery after 17th century. Source: Wimdhorse This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM / SR 1080i High Definition, Alexa, SR, XDCAM and 4K. W