Tibet

Chinese President Jiang Zemin's historic visit to India was marked by violent protests against China's position on Tibet. During his visit, Jiang met his Indian counterpart Shankar Dayal Sharma and prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda.

Vast landscapes on the route from Manasarovar to Dongma in Tibet. Dry grasslands in the foreground and small hills across the horizon in the background can be seen. At one point can be seen mountains afar and the clouds very low.

Tibetan people sing a song at Mansarovar in Tibet autonomous region of China. Indian and Tibetan people pack their camps. They pack their backpacks with a white sack. They pack for their final day of the Parikrama.

music · school

Members of Students for a Free Tibet celebrating the centennial of Tibetan Independence 1913-2013, through music concerts with the motive of securing the past of Tibetan history but also shaping the future.

Tibetans dress up in their traditional costume 'chuba' on the occassion of Losar. The expatriates inspite of being estranged from their birthplace for years still continue to preserve their traditions and cultures.

Tenzin kesang being interviewed about his past life and incarnation. The little monk said he was just two years old when he was identified as the chosen one.

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Colourful prayer flags being decorated at Mt. Kailash. These colours(red, blue, yellow, white and green)represent elements like air, fire, water, and earth.

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The Mindroling Monastery has a long history. Mindroling (pronounced as Minh-dro-lyng) literally means a 'Place of Perfect Emancipation' in Tibet and is a place of worship for the Nyingma sect of Buddhism.

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The World Peace Stupa is situated in the Og Min Ogyen Mindrolling Monastery. It is a reflection of the Mindroling monastery which was established in 1676 in the Drach Valley in todays Tibet. It is 185 feet tall and 100 square feet wide.

politics

The Tibetan independence movement is a movement for the independence of Tibet and the political separation of Tibet from the People's Republic of China.

river · hills

Mount Kailash is a peak in the Kailas Range (Gangdisê Mountains), which are part of the Transhimalaya in Tibet.

politics

22-year-old, Miss Tibet 2017 Contestant, Tenzin Khechoe in top round talk about political and social situation of Tibet.

hills · snow

Located at the downstream of PumQu in Tingri county and Dinggye county, Garma valley, “the most beautiful valley in the world” is 55km from east to west and 8km from south to north, covering an area of 440km2.

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Gauri Kund, a water body that is also known as the Lake of Compassion, lies on the way while [Siwasthal] going on downwards from Dolma - La (Dolma Pass).

music · school

Members of Students for a Free Tibet celebrating the centennial of Tibetan Independence 1913-2013, through music concerts with the motive of securing the past of Tibetan history but also shaping the future.

A visual documentation of vast landscape en route Manasarovar to Dongma in Tibet. Dry grasslands in the foreground and small hills across the horizon in the background can be seen.

Professor Samdhong Rinpoche speaks about happiness and the concept of compassion. Professor Samdhong Rinpoche was born in Jol, in Eastern Tibet, in 1939.

lake · river

A lake in between mountains in Tibet. The high altitude lake and the peaks surrounding it are covered in green vegetation and yellow wild flowers.

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Join the pilgrims on the Kailash Mansarovar yatra / pilgrimage, a very sacred pilgrimage for bioth Hindu and Buddhist / Buddist devotees.

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The holy Mansarovar lake is a freshwater lake in Tibetan autonomous region of China. A person bathes in the holy Mansarovar lake and offers his prayers to Lord Shiva.

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Nepali cleaning their dishes with towel and letting it dry under the sun in Manasarovar lake, Tibet. They came to Manasarvor for trekking and they are about have their lunch.

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For those with an interest in Tibetan Buddhism, Dra Yerpa hermitage, about 16km northeast of Lhasa, is one of the holiest cave retreat.

hills · snow

Clouds roll over Chomolomzo peak as a minor avalanche happens around Pethang Ringmo in Tibet. Pethang Ringmo is at the base of Qomolangma's East Face in the Gama Valley of Tibet. Pethang Ringmo is a special place.