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Tibetan pilgrim wearing sunglasses while sitting on a decorated and packed motorcycle on the way to Mount Kailash, in the hig...
Tibetan pilgrim wearing sunglasses while sitting on a decorated and packed motorcycle on the way to Mount Kailash, in the high altitude plateau of Changtang near the Lungkar Mountains, Western Tibet, Ngari Province, Tibet, China, Asia





TIBETANS PLOW the land with YAKS inspired by the large STUPAS in their village - CENTRAL TIBET





The inner courtyard of KATSEL TEMPLE a Demoness subduing Temple built by Songtsen Gampo - CENTRAL TIBET





SUNSET from the roof of CHIU MONASTERY which overlooks sacred LAKE MANASARAVAR (4550M) - KAILASH, TIBET





DEER and MANDALA adorn the roof of the MONASTERY housing a MILAREPA CAVE near NYALAM, TIBET





TIBETAN WOMAN with antique COIN HAIR PIECE at LAKE MANASAROVAR (4550M), BUDDHIST & HINDU site - KAILASH, TIBET





BUDDHIST STATUES in the MILAREPA CAVE at ZUTRUL PHUK OR ZUTHRUL PHUG MONASTERY - MOUNT KAILASH, TIBET





Serxu, Sichuan Province, China. Tibetan harvesters search for valuable yartsa gunbu, a fungus-infected caterpillar.





Motorcycle with two men in front of Tibetan choerten with prayer flags in front of the snowy mountain rance Cho Oyo, 8112 m, ...
Motorcycle with two men in front of Tibetan choerten with prayer flags in front of the snowy mountain rance Cho Oyo, 8112 m, on the plateau of Tingri, Tibet, China, Asia





Tibetan shepherd with flock of sheep in front of the snowy mountain Cho Oyo, 8112 m, in the plateau of Tingri with Tibet buil...
Tibetan shepherd with flock of sheep in front of the snowy mountain Cho Oyo, 8112 m, in the plateau of Tingri with Tibet buildings of the village of Old Tingri, Tibet, China, Asia





Train driving beside snow covered mountain and glacier, Qinghai_Tibet railway, Tibet Autonomous Region, China





White washed wall decorated with Buddhist scripture and symbol, Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet, China





Village in Ra valley above Tingri, Cho Oyu and Himalayas in distance, Tibetan Plateau, Tibet, China, Asia





New WATER FOUNTAIN & Chinese signs demonstrate the 'CHINAFICATION' of the TIBETAN city of LHASA, TIBET





woman rides a HORSE around MOUNT KAILASH (6638 M), the most sacred HIMALAYAN PEAK in TIBET





Multilevel CAVE DWELLINGS near THOLING date back to the 10th C. in the GUGE KINGDOM west of KAILASH - TIBET





Flock of sheep on the plateau, Tra La Pass, Friendship Highway between Shigatse and Lhatse, Tibet, China, Asia





CHUKU NYAN-RI MONASTERY on the kora around MOUNT KAILASH (6638 METERS) the most sacred HIMALAYAN PEAK - TIBET





YAKS graze on the TIBETAN PLATEAU below SAND DUNES on route to MOUNT KAILASH in WESTERN TIBET





A FEMALE TIBETAN DROKPA (Tibetan nomadic yak herder) with large SILVER CHUBA CLASP - SOUTH WESTERN, TIBET





NUNS gather to repair a roof at TERDROM NUNNERY started by YESHE TSOGYEL who was PADMASAMBHAVA'S CONSORT - CENTRAL, TIBET





Wild off road Tibetan valley in the Himalayas Mountains, dirt road and frozen river running through





CHORTEN & MANI STONES in the 11th Century city of THOLING built by RINCHEN ZONGPO - GUGE KINGDOM, WESTERN TIBET





A loaded YAK & PRAYER FLAGS on the DOLMA LA (18,395 ft.), the highest point of the KORA around MOUNT KAILASH, TIBET





A TIBETAN BEAUTY wears TURQUOISE, CORAL, Z-STONES & A GOLD & CORAL HAIR PIECE - LHASA, TIBET





Salt lake in the Drangyer salt field, Drangyer Tsaka, Changtang high plateau, Western Tibet, Ngari Province, Tibet, China, As...
Salt lake in the Drangyer salt field, Drangyer Tsaka, Changtang high plateau, Western Tibet, Ngari Province, Tibet, China, Asia





Tibetan pilgrims with decorated and packed bikes on their way to Mount Kailash, Changtang high plateau at the Lungkar mountai...
Tibetan pilgrims with decorated and packed bikes on their way to Mount Kailash, Changtang high plateau at the Lungkar mountains, Western Tibet, Ngari Province, Tibet, China, Asia





S135-E-011867 19 July 2011 --- This picture of the International Space Station was photographed from the space shuttle Atlant...
S135-E-011867 19 July 2011 --- This picture of the International Space Station was photographed from the space shuttle Atlantis as the orbiting complex and the shuttle performed their relative separation in the early hours of July 19, 2011 The western Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau are visible below Onboard the station were Russian cosmonauts Andrey Borisenko, Expedition 28 commander, Sergei Volkov and Alexander Samokutyaev, both flight engineers, Japan Aerospace Exploration astronaut Satosh





Magnificent view of Tibetan plateau, Tingri County, Xigaze Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China





A Khampa participates in the dressage competition at the Litang Horse Festival in Kham - Sichuan Province, China, (Tibet)





TIBETAN PILGRIMS do PROSTRATIONS at TIRTHAPURI, a sacred hot spring, monastery & cemetery west of MT KAILASH





American man prays atop the DOLMA LA (18,395 ft.), the highest point of the KORA around MOUNT KAILASH, TIBET





Devout BUDDHISTS prostrate in front of the JOKHANG, TIBET'S holiest temple, built in the 7th Century by KING SONGTSEN GAMPO -...
Devout BUDDHISTS prostrate in front of the JOKHANG, TIBET'S holiest temple, built in the 7th Century by KING SONGTSEN GAMPO - LHASA, TIBET





Tibetan Buddhism, vast plateau and the snow_capped sacred mountain of Mount Kailash, 6714 m, south side with Rinne, Gang Rinp...
Tibetan Buddhism, vast plateau and the snow_capped sacred mountain of Mount Kailash, 6714 m, south side with Rinne, Gang Rinpoche and Gang_Tise Mountains, Trans_Himalaya, Himalayas, Western Tibet, Tibet Autonomous Region, People´s Republic of China, Asia





SUNSET on LAKE MANASAROVAR (4550M), a sacred pilgrimage site for both BUDDHIST and HINDU PILGRIMS - KAILASH, TIBET





CAVE DWELLING WINDOW near THOLING date back to the 10th C. in the GUGE KINGDOM west of KAILASH - TIBET





DYNAMITE helps in road construction near GANDEN which is mostly done by hand - CENTRAL TIBET





YAK HORN & PRAYERS on a MANI STONE at LAKE MANASAROVAR, a pilgrimage site for BUDDHIST & HINDU PILGRIMS - TIBET





A STUPA through a DOORWAY at TRUGO MONASTERY on the shore of sacred LAKE MANASAROVAR - TIBET





Fields and a Tibetan village in front of a mountain landscape, Friendship Highway between Shigatse and Lhatse, Tibet, China, ...
Fields and a Tibetan village in front of a mountain landscape, Friendship Highway between Shigatse and Lhatse, Tibet, China, Asia





Westerners circumnambulate LAKE MANASAROVAR, a sacred pilgrimage site for BUDDHIST & HINDU PILGRIMS - TIBET





Tibetan pilgrim wearing sunglasses while sitting on a decorated and packed motorcycle on the way to Mount Kailash, in the hig...
Tibetan pilgrim wearing sunglasses while sitting on a decorated and packed motorcycle on the way to Mount Kailash, in the high altitude plateau of Changtang near the Lungkar Mountains, Western Tibet, Ngari Province, Tibet, China, Asia





Two trucks passing one another on a dusty trail at Takyel Tso Lake in front of the snow_covered mountains of the Himalayas, C...
Two trucks passing one another on a dusty trail at Takyel Tso Lake in front of the snow_covered mountains of the Himalayas, Changtang Plateau, Western Tibet, Ngari Province, Tibet, China, Asia





We visit with DROKPAS (Tibetan nomads) with their HORSES - Southern route to MOUNT KAILASH, TIBET





The mist enshrouded North Face of MOUNT KAILASH (6638 M) is a sacred site for BUDDHIST & HINDU PILGRIMS - TIBET





A FAMILY of DROKPAS (Tibetan nomadic yak herders) inside their TENT on the TIBETAN PLATEAU on route to MOUNT KAILASH





STUPAS & PRAYER WHEELS outside KATSEL TEMPLE a Demoness subduing Temple built by Songtsen Gampo - CENTRAL TIBET





Multilevel CAVE DWELLINGS near THOLING date back to the 10th C. in the GUGE KINGDOM west of KAILASH - TIBET





TIBET, CHINA. TIBET, CHINA The buddhist kingdom of Ladakh is located in the north_east of India, inserted into the Himalayan ...
TIBET, CHINA. TIBET, CHINA The buddhist kingdom of Ladakh is located in the north_east of India, inserted into the Himalayan chain, at the border of Pakistan and Tibet. It is a region located between 3500m and 5500 m of altitude. Here, the region of the Chang Tang high plateau between 4300m and 5000m of altitude where the nomades élèvent the famous chèvres Pashminas giving the best quality of wool in the world.





Labors walking beside The Tanggula Pass Station of Qinghai_Tibet railway, Tibet Autonomous Region, China





Snowy main ridge of the Himalayas with Shishapangma ´place of the saints´, 8027 m altitude, with mountain road and orange tru...
Snowy main ridge of the Himalayas with Shishapangma ´place of the saints´, 8027 m altitude, with mountain road and orange truck, Dong Feng make in the morning sun at the Tarong_la Pass, Tingri, Nyalam, Tibet, China, Asia





Rows of eroding GUGE STYLE CHORTENS at THOLING MONASTERY built by RINCHEN ZANGPO in the 11th Century - TIBET





DHYANI BUDDHAS & TARAS are part of the ROOF trim at the JOKHANG, TIBET'S holiest temple - LHASA, TIBET





MONKS DEBATE the finer points of TIBETAN BUDDHISM in this historical form of learning at SERA MONASTERY - LHASA, TIBET





Sheep Ovis flock on plateau between Lalung La pass and Thong La pass, Friendship Highway, Himalayas, Tibet, China, Asia





The Himalaya Range or Himalayas for short, meaning 'abode of snow', is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcon...
The Himalaya Range or Himalayas for short, meaning 'abode of snow', is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau.





The RIVER VALLEY below Drigung Monastery sits above 14,000 feet on the TIBETAN PLATAU - CENTRAL TIBET





SHISHA PANGMA the only 8,000 meter HIMALAYAN PEAK completely inside TIBET - Southern route to MOUNT KAILASH





CLOTHING is left at SHIVA TSHAL for both living & dead people to insure a place in NIRVANA - MOUNT KAILASH, TIBET





Nomadic tent, plateau, barren mountains between Dangxion and Namtso Lake, Heavenly Lake, Tibet, China, Asia





REVERSE SWASTIKA & SUN & MOON decorate a doorway in the village of GONGGAR - CENTRAL TIBET





Salt lake in the Drangyer salt field, Drangyer Tsaka, in the Changtang high plateau, Western Tibet, Ngari Province, Tibet, Ch...
Salt lake in the Drangyer salt field, Drangyer Tsaka, in the Changtang high plateau, Western Tibet, Ngari Province, Tibet, China, Asia





Tibetan Chorten with Prayer Flags in front of the snowy summit of Mount Everest, Sagarmatha Nepalese or Tibetan Chomolungma, ...
Tibetan Chorten with Prayer Flags in front of the snowy summit of Mount Everest, Sagarmatha Nepalese or Tibetan Chomolungma, 8850 m, in the plateau of Tingri, Tibet, China, Asia





TIBET, CHINA. TIBET, CHINA The buddhist kingdom of Ladakh is located in the north_east of India, inserted into the Himalayan ...
TIBET, CHINA. TIBET, CHINA The buddhist kingdom of Ladakh is located in the north_east of India, inserted into the Himalayan chain, at the border of Pakistan and Tibet. It is a region located between 3500m and 5500 m of altitude. Here, the region of the Chang Tang high plateau between 4300m and 5000m of altitude where the nomades élèvent the famous chèvres Pashminas giving the best quality of wool in the world.





YAK SKIN BOATS are used to cross the YARLUNG TSANGPO or BRAMAPHUTRA RIVER - YARLUNG VALLEY, TIBET





NUNS PLAY INSTRUMENTS at TERDROM NUNNERY which was founded by YESHE TSOGYEL in the 770's AD) - TIBET





THE BARKHOR or TIBETAN Bazaar is flooded with TIBETANS making their evening KORA around the Jokhang Temple - LHASA, TIBET





Approximately 120 monks now live in the DRIGUNG MONASTERY of the Kagyu Order founded in 1179 - CENTRAL TIBET





A DROKPA (Tibetan nomad) sits in front of her TENT watching her SHEEP & YAKS - southern route to MOUNT KAILASH, TIBET





REVERSE SWASTIKA & PRAYER FLAGS decorate a roof top in the village of GONGGAR - CENTRAL TIBET





Serxu, Sichuan Province, China. Tibetan harvesters search for valuable yartsa gunbu, a fungus-infected caterpillar.





TIBET, CHINA. TIBET, CHINA The buddhist kingdom of Ladakh is located in the north_east of India, inserted into the Himalayan ...
TIBET, CHINA. TIBET, CHINA The buddhist kingdom of Ladakh is located in the north_east of India, inserted into the Himalayan chain, at the border of Pakistan and Tibet. It is a region located between 3500m and 5500 m of altitude. Here, the region of the Chang Tang high plateau between 4300m and 5000m of altitude where the nomades élèvent the famous chèvres Pashminas giving the best quality of wool in the world.





TIBETAN PILGRIMS circumnambulate MOUNT KAILASH, a BUDDHIST & HINDU sacred site in the TIBET HIMALAYA





HIGH ALTITUDE BARLEY (TSAMPA) ready for harvest in terraced fields close to the MILAREPA CAVE near NYALAM - TIBET





BUDDHIST MONK and travelers rest while hiking around MOUNT KAILASH (6638 M) the most sacred HIMALAYAN PEAK - TIBET





The 7th centURY JOWO SHAKYAMUNI, housed in the JOKHANG, brought by SONGTSEN GAMPO'S CHINESE wife WEN CHENG - LHASA, TIBET

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