Mount Koyosan. Centre of the Shingon Buddhist sect established by the monk Kobo-daishi. Novice monks dressed in black and white robes filing through forest of giant Cryptomeria trees in snow to make monthly obeisance at the mausoleum of Kobo-daishi.
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Bhutan, Dochu La, Chortens to commemorate victory of the 4th King in battle near Thimphu.
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Bhutan, Dochu La, Chortens to commemorate victory of the 4th King in battle near Thimphu.
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Bhutan, Dochu La, Chortens to commemorate victory of the 4th King in battle near Thimphu.
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Bhutan, Bumthang District, Tamshing Lhakang, Masked dancer at Tsecchu.
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Bhutan, Bumthang District, Tamshing Lhakang, Buddhist pipe players dressed in ceremonial silk robes.
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Bhutan, Red robed Tibetan Buddhist monk talking on his mobile phone.
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Bhutan, House decorated with mural depicting large hairy phallus held in a womans hand.
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Bhutan, Large painted penis on a house wall near Punakha.
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Bhutan, Thimphu Dzong, Dancers in traditional Buddhist costume for the Tsecchu, or Masked Dance.
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Bhutan, Thimpu Dzong, Atsara, or comedian peering out from behind a curtain at a masked dance Tsecchu.
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Bhutan, Thimpu Dzong, Two Atsaras, or comedians at a masked dance Tsecchu.
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Bhutan, Thimpu Dzong, Dancers in the courtyard during festival.
