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Himalaya - Namtso Lake, Tibet
The essence of bleakness. The grey, windswept waters of holy Namtso Lake, 15,500 feet (4570m) above sea level. Yet prayer flags show that pilgrims come from all over Tibet to make the 18-day walk around it, or shorter walks around these towering rocks at Tashidor.
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ABOUT THIS PHOTO
- Series: Himalaya
- Title: Namtso Lake, Tibet
- Country/sea: Tibet
- Place: Near Yushu
- Photographer: Basil Pao
- From: Day 71: Near Yushu, Qinghai Province
- Book page no: 167
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