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The Friendship Highway, Tibet

Lhasa: Drepung Monastery

In the car park at the base of the Drepung Monastery complex.

In the car park at the base of the Drepung Monastery complex.

Climbing up to the monastery in the snow.

Climbing up to the monastery in the snow.

Prayer wheels beneath the monastery buildings.

Prayer wheels beneath the monastery buildings.

Heavy snow falls outside one of the monastery buildings.

Heavy snow falls outside one of the monastery buildings.

Sheltering from the snow inside a courtyard of Drepung Monastery

Sheltering from the snow inside a courtyard of Drepung Monastery (Photo: Bunter Anson)

Crossing a courtyard through snow

Crossing a courtyard through snow (Photo: Bunter Anson)

The entrance courtyard of Ganden Palace.

The entrance courtyard of Ganden Palace.

Colourful cabinets and statuettes inside Ganden Palace

Colourful cabinets and statuettes inside Ganden Palace (Photo: Bunter Anson)

Photograph of the Rinpoche of Drepung Monastery inside Ganden Palace

Photograph of the Rinpoche of Drepung Monastery inside Ganden Palace (Photo: Bunter Anson)

Ian, Mic and Petr admire the ceiling inside Ganden Palace

Ian, Mic and Petr admire the ceiling inside Ganden Palace (Photo: Bunter Anson)

Dozens of tiny Buddhas

Dozens of tiny Buddhas (Photo: Bunter Anson)

Butter lamp at Drepung Monastery

Butter lamp at Drepung Monastery (Photo: Bunter Anson)

Looking out of the back entrance of Ganden Palace.

Looking out of the back entrance of Ganden Palace.

Buildings of the Drepung Monastery complex, seen from Ganden Palace.

Buildings of the Drepung Monastery complex, seen from Ganden Palace.

The back side of Ganden Palace.

The back side of Ganden Palace.

Buddhist rock carving on the hillside above Drepung Monastery

Buddhist rock carving on the hillside above Drepung Monastery (Photo: Bunter Anson)

A paved path leads to the main assembly hall.

A paved path leads to the main assembly hall.

A monk in red robes leaves the main assembly hall

A monk in red robes leaves the main assembly hall (Photo: Bunter Anson)

Tim and Mic wander the streets of the Drepung Monastery complex

Tim and Mic wander the streets of the Drepung Monastery complex (Photo: Bunter Anson)

A hoopoe on the monastery roof.

A hoopoe on the monastery roof.

Inside the kitchens

Inside the kitchens (Photo: Bunter Anson)

A serving of thick soup

A serving of thick soup (Photo: Bunter Anson)

The main assembly hall at Drepung Monastery.

The main assembly hall at Drepung Monastery.

Looking down on Lhasa from Drepung Monastery.

Looking down on Lhasa from Drepung Monastery.

Inside the main assembly hall.

Inside the main assembly hall.

Monks chanting.

Monks chanting.

An assembly of monks.

An assembly of monks.

Statue of the Buddha Maitreya in the main assembly hall.

Statue of the Buddha Maitreya in the main assembly hall.

Buddha statues in the main assembly hall

Buddha statues in the main assembly hall (Photo: Bunter Anson)

Yellow Buddha statue

Yellow Buddha statue (Photo: Bunter Anson)

Butter lamps.

Butter lamps.

Ganden Palace and a mountain backdrop.

Ganden Palace and a mountain backdrop.

A Buddhist sheep.

A Buddhist sheep.

At last Tim finds somebody like-minded to talk to.

At last Tim finds somebody like-minded to talk to.

Tim and Flossy.

Tim and Flossy.

Steep and narrow passageway in the Drepung Monastery complex

Steep and narrow passageway in the Drepung Monastery complex (Photo: Bunter Anson)

The monastery complex from the car park.

The monastery complex from the car park.

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