Dalai Lama blessing Tibetans at Yatung with a tassel, in front of the British Trade Agent's house. Photographer: Macdonald, David
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Genre: Historical Events General view, showing people queuing to receive the blessing and filing off to the right having received it. For a closer view of the occasion, see part 283 (275). Subjects = Bell Collection; Dalai Lama; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious ceremonies; religious l...
Dalai Lama blessing Tibetans at Yatung with a tassel, in front of the British Trade Agent's house. Photographer: Macdonald, David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Very similar to print 42a. Subjects = Bell Collection; Dalai Lama; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious ceremonies; religious leaders Location = Tibet; Yatung
Tank with geese and ducks in inner enclosure, Norbuling, Lhasa, with Lu-kang, 'Serpent House', in middle distance. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Landscape Photography View looking across a lake in the Norbu Lingka, where the Dalai Lama had a summer palace, towards a pavilion on the far side. Subjects = Bell Collection Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Potala Palace and Potala Sho, Lhasa. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Architectural Photography View from Chakpori Hill, looking north-east towards the Potala Palace. The Potala Sho is the enclosed quarter at the base of the Potala hill. Subjects = Bell Collection; palaces; Tibetan architecture; Tibetan architecture (Buddhist) Location = Lhasa; Tibet
A bit of the Potala Sho, Lhasa. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Architectural Photography House under construction in the Potala Sho quarter. Subjects = Bell Collection; house building; Tibetan architecture Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Gilt roofs on Potala Palace, Lhasa; Prime Minister's A.D.C. in foreground. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of part of the roofline. Subjects = Bell Collection; palaces; Tibetan architecture; Tibetan architecture (Buddhist) Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Dalai Lama's mule carts, three mules to each, carrying long slabs of granite cut from the mountains to the north of Kyi Chu Valley, beyond Sera. The slabs are being taken for paving the inner enclosure in Norbu Lingka, Lhasa. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Subjects = Bell Collection; carts; mule carts; road transport; transport