Shigatse, November 1990
A cobbler works beside the dusty highway linking Gyantse to Shigatse
From the old ruins of the Shigatse Dzong, the second largest city in Tibet sprawls out towards the distant hills
The Tashilhunpo Gompa, Shigatse
One of the beautiful guilded rooves of Tashilhunpo
Tashilhunpo Gompa sprawls up the hillside in Shigatse (3,870m)
One of Tashilhunpo’s monks
Pilgrims constantly visit Tashilhunpo Gompa, accessing multitudes of dim chambers containing fabulous, sometimes huge Buddha statues sculptured from solid gold
An intricately decorated doorway into one of the chambers of Tashilhunpo Gompa
A Buddhist wall painting at Tashilhunpo Gompa
A Buddhist wall painting at Tashilhunpo Gompa
A religious festival at Tashilhunpo Gompa
An orchestra of Monks play their haunting music at a religious festival at Tashilhunpo Gompa
Slow-motion traditional dancing during a Buddhist festival at Tashilhunpo
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