Rabgyaling Monastery, 14000 ft. Chortens. 30-7-06 Photographer: Calvert, Hubert
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of a row of stupas or chortens at the Rabgyaling monastery: On the 30th we had a precipitous ascent of 600 feet in as many yards, and then followed a track through the soft sand to Rabygyaling. This place possesses the useful distinction of being marked on ...
Prisoner begging at Shangtsi, 31-7-06 Photographer: Calvert, Hubert
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Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of a Tibetan youth, standing against a backdrop of mountains: 'On the 31st we wandered amidst sandhills nearly 15,000 feet above sea level and emerged at Shangtsi (a little over 14,000 feet), the residence of the Dzongpon of Tsaparang (Chabrang).' ('Progres...
Ponbo of Chocho [at Chocho Farsa]. Photographer: Calvert, Hubert
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Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length standing portrait of the Ponbo with a youth, presumably his son, standing beside him. 'This place contains some 8 black tents, including that of the Chocho Ponbo, who lives here all the year round…Chocho Farsa is not marked on the map at all (which at lea...