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IMAGES OF TIBET 1988
Overland Kathmandu to Lhasa

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Map of Tibet

Map of route
Tibet border to Lhasa approximately 700 miles in 5 days

 View down valley     View u valley
View down the valley from the village of Dram in Tibet towards the Nepal border /
The road from Dram cut into the mountainside leading up northwards through the Himalaya

 Milarepa's cave temple     View down valley from temple
The temple housing the meditation cave of Milarepa (1020 -1143 CE) near Nyelam /
The view from Milarepa's cave towards the south

Yaks   Nyelam Tang pass
Small yak herd near Nyelam / The summit of Nyelam Tang La (pass) (16 400 feet)

Shekar village     Ruins of Shekar Dzong
Shekar village / The ruins of the Shekar Dzong

Lakpa pass  
Summit of Lakpa La (17 100 feet)

Sakya monastery    
The main courtyard of Sakya Gompa (monastery) / Large mask used in the sacred dances

Sakya   Sakya monastery wall
Sakya / Northern face of the huge wall surrounding Sakya Gompa

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All photographs © Derek & Sheila Henderson 1988 2006