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Monks and lay pracitioners waiting for long life blessing, holding katags, happy and smiling, Sakya Lamdre conclusion, Tharlam Monastery Courtyard, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Tibetan Buddhist monks wearing masks prepare shrine offerings, torma, candle, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Tibetan children playing with a parent, traditional jacket, lawn, Tharlam Monastery courtyard, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Ritual scepter; His Holiness Dagchen Sakya circles the Hevajra colored sand mandala to close it by drawing lines with his vajra through the sand, wearing the Sashu hat, monk, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Colorful Tibetan and Nepalese woman and girls style of dress, mala, gold earring, prints, silk, cotton, lace, hair style, shawl, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Lamdre, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Old Monk in sneakers holding a large pot distributing dharma muffins to monks and nuns, Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Vajrayogini Empowerment Torma with sindhura powder, ritual spoon, rice heaps, tripod, skullcup, saffron nectar, and candles for diety offering on silk, shrine, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Distroying the Hevajra Mandala, His Holiness Jigdal Dagchen Sakya's hand, Tharlam Monastery, Tibetan Buddhist, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Nun's blessing, Young Prince - Lama HE Avikritar Rinpoche, Amitayus - Hayagriva Long Life Blessing and Initiation, Tharlam Monastery Stage, Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Painting of a Lotus flower in a pond, gamadian, swastika, Sakya style hand painted double dorje, mirror, yin-yang, bliss whorls, wish fulfilling jewels, sun, moon, silk katag, kitchen, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, Nepal
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The reception line for a Long Life Blessing, traditional silk decorations, Tibetan people, (on the far left wearing a brown chuba) Dhungsey Zaya Sakya holding a video camera high, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery Stage, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Comparing details of the pecha, Buddhist ritual books in Tibetan, closing the Hevajra Mandala, senior Sakya Lamas, His Holiness Jigdal Dagchen Sakya holding a vajra (dorje - ritual implement), foreground master of ceremonies, Tharlam Monastery, Nepal
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Initiation Line at the end of the day, Amitayus - Hayagriva Long Life Blessing and Initiation, Tharlam Monastery Courtyard, Stage, tent, housing, temples, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Cloth used to describe deity, the visual delight and energy of Tibetan Buddhism, HE Avikritar Rinpoche leading lamas and lay practitioners performing mudras in dedication prayers, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Nuns making Mandala Offering mudras with malas, red and maroon robes, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Monks streaming out from a Lamdre initiation session, Tharlam Monastery and Courtyard, overflow tents, isuzu monastery work truck, a stormy looking day, shadow of another monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Water bottle, book cover, Buddhist practitioners holding kusha grass, listening to the description of paying attention to tonights dreams, Sakya Lamdre Initiation, water bottle & drum, Tharlam Monastery, Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Tibetan kids in line for blessings, long life initiation, foreground video camera man, Tharlam Monastery stage, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Tibetan Sangha member, mala, ritual red blindfold, Tharlam Monastery, Sakya Lamdre, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Joyful woman carrying a child after getting the long life blessing, running though the line, senior monks keep it moving, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Lamdre, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Sakya Pandita statue with altar offerings, gilt, semi-precious stones: amber, turquoise, lapis; flowers, dragons, snow lions, and Vajra Garuda, flowers, peacock feathers, photos of Dezhung Rinpoche, Manjushri, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Smiling Tibetan women queueing tightly into line for long life initiation, mala, chubas traditional striped aprons, Tharlam Monastery courtyard, Tibetan Buddhist, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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HE Zaya Sakya videotaping monks, nuns, and laypeople receiving blessing cords, from His Holiness Jigdal Dagchen Sakya, receiving line, flowers mounted on sculpted concrete column, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Young Tibetan Buddhist vow taker, reciting prayers, hair cut short, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Young and old Monks distributing dharma muffins, Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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The long line to take the Amitayus - Hayagriva Long Life Blessing and Initiation, Tharlam Monastery gate, conversation while choosing a katag, Tibetan people, Red White Blue are the Sakya colors, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Young Sakya Prince wearing the Sashu hat - Lama HE Avikritar Rinpoche praying with dorje and bell, behind him, monks who are master of ceremonies, Tharlam Monastery, Bodha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Phantom: Two monks carry Dharma Muffins for the Sangha, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Shrine room, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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The Bright gift from the rich donor, Tibetan man wearing a grey Tibetan chuba (garment) in the Kham style, gold ring, flanked by monks, Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Torma, Ritual cake and sand mandala on a silver mandala offering plate, with indigo blue cloth, silk fabric, in front of the main shrine, semi-wrathful deity initiation setup, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal, 1990
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As the day draws to a close, faithful & expectant Tibetan Buddhists are last in the line for the Long Life blessing, and the monks join in, from behind the veil, as Lamdre comes to a conclusion, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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His Holiness Dagchen Sakya blessing the 5 Dhyani crowns for the empowerment, on traditional Tibetan Buddhist lama throne, shrine with photos of senior Sakya master, masters of ceremonies, Sakya Lamdre, Hevajra, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Lamas serving Long Life Rice to His Holiness Jigdal Dagchen Rinpoche, Lamdre dedication mandala offering completed, with his grandson Avikrita Rinpoche leading the assembly of monks, nuns, lay people, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Tibetan monks playing long horns propped up on a table, beating the big green leather drum, prayer books on a pillow, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Tibetan ladies chatting while folding a khatag, mother with child, holding incense, a mala, monks, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Courtyard, Nepal
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Empty Tharlam Monastery stage, Dharma wheel, two gold deer, announcement board, Buddhist flags, ready for outdoor initiations, courtyard, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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HE Dezhung Rinpoche's shrine and receiving room, 3rd floor, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Entrance of the lamas, three Tibetan monks in formal wear announce with horns and incense, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Tashi Paljor taking the blindfold thing literally, Tharlam Monastery, Tibetan Buddhist, joking around, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Monk attending HH Dagchen Rinpoche overseeing the long life initation from his throne, pleased Tibetan woman with her hands the prayer mudra happy with the blessing, two monks, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery stage, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Dragon gazing at the puffy clouds in a blue sky, horns and whiskers, corner of Tharlam Monastery Stage, traditional decor, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Smiling Tibetan Buddhists attending Sakya Lamdre, Mantho Gyatso, in a traditional men's red chuba, Buddhist monk Manyak Tulku in traditional robes, Chime Sakya Gyatso, wearing a maroon chuba & striped silk Tibetan apron, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Nepal
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Donations/offerings being presented to individual monks and nuns for their prayers, and other good works, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery courtyard, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Tibetan children in bright colors are given nectar from the Hevajra initiation by a monk, under the large tent sit hundreds of people overflowing from the monastery, prayer flag, Buddhist flag, Tharlam Monastery courtyard, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Young Tibetan boy reflecting on his blessing with a smile, holding a white hat, young Prince - Lama HE Avikritar Rinpoche giving the vase section of the Long Life Blessing, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Two close friends, Tibetan princes, Khenrab (wearing mala on wrist), and Dhungsey HE Zaya Vajra Sakya, at the Amitayus - Hayagriva Long Life Blessing and Initiation, Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery Stage, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Dagmo Lhanze Youdhen Sakya, mother of 2 Sakya tulkus, in an olive green chuba, silk blouse, shawl, distinctively striped traditional apron, gifts and katags to lamas, Sakya Lamdre, green drum, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Red door, with brass handles and symbolic "tah-sing" silk cloth pulls, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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His Holiness Jigdal Dagchen Sakya and his grandson and lineage holder HE Asanga Sakya, Lamdre, final prayers closing Hevajra mandala, ringing bells, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Chopon making an incense offering on a Tibetan Buddhist shrine, mala, semi-precious stones set in ornate gold and silver reliquary monument, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, Bodha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Cooperation: Young Tibetan Buddhist monks carrying a lamas throne and table, two women chat nearby, Tharlam Monastery courtyard, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Monks moving the senior lama's table to Tharlam Monastery Stage, for the Amitayus - Hayagriva Long Life Initiation, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Giggles! for the Mandala Offering, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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The eldest Tibetan Buddhist nun in a conversation with a senior monk, standing near the auspicious symbol the Shell, Tibetan people, sangha under the tent, on the lawn, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Monk controls the flow of initiates lining up towards the senior lamas with a metal batton, mostly Tibetan people, Amitayus - Hayagriva Long Life Blessing and Initiation, Tharlam Monastery Courtyard, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Young Tibetan Buddhist monks wearing khatags for masks quickly clean up the Hevajra sand mandala to be placed in a nearby river, drawing, Sakya Lamdre, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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A mother and child having just recieved their Blessing, senior removes his hat for the blessing, while a monk hurrys them along, Tharlam Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Bright smile, heart shaped sindhura powder and blue earrings, a Dharma practitioner, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Tibetan lamas set up the throne on Tharlam Monastery stage, for Amitayus - Hayagriva Long Life Initiation, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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HH Dagchen Rinpoche recognises Jampa, formerly the senior monk at Tharlam Monastery, line of monks, long life empowerment, from his throne, Tharlam stage, Lamdre, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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