Head Incarnation Lama of Nyang-to Kyi-puk Hermitage sitting in his private apartments. He is 14 years old. On the table in front of him is his tea-cup, bell, etc. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Portrait Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; hermitages; lamas; monks; religion; religion (Buddhism) Location = Nyang-to Kyi-pu; Tibet
A wall at the entrance to Nyang-to Kyi-puk Hermitage, below the hermitage. Steps leading up to the wall are covered with white stones. These are regarded as offerings to 'The Three Precious Ones' (Kun-chok Sum). Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; hermitages; shrines; Tibetan architecture; Tibetan architecture (Buddhist) Location = Nyang-to Kyi-pu; Tibet
Baby boy in wooden tub at Pen-jor Lhun-po [the Palha family estate], near Gyang-tse, while his mother is weaving close by. The tub is ordinarily used for dyeing wool. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; children Location = Gyantse; Tibet