Poo. Buddha with two disciples. Photographer: Pindi Lal (Archaeological Survey of India).
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Buddha and other religious images. Photograph titled by Francke: 'Interior of Lotsabai Lha-khang, Poo.' Francke (1914), p,. 20: 'This temple, the oldest of the existing temples of Poo, is called Lo-tsa-bai-Lha-khang and is asserted to have been built by Lo-tsa-ba Rin-chen-bzang-po (Ratna-bhadra...
Lio [Li]. Ancient wood carving. Photographer: Pindi Lal (Archaeological Survey of India).
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Francke (1914), p. 31: 'Although I am convinced of the correctness of the assertion that the [bKra-shis-lhun-grub] monastery is of remote origin, this statement cannot be confirmed by documentary evidence. The present building does not appear to be of many years' standing, nor the few idols cont...
Tabo. Winter houses of Lamas. Photographer: Pindi Lal (Archaeological Survey of India).
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View of hillside with scattered houses in the distance. Francke (1914), p. 38: 'On the hill side [near Tabo monastery], almost like cave dwellings, are the winter houses of the lamas.'