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Gyantse (Stupa)

Item is a negative showing Gyantse village from above. The town's monastery is visible in the centre of the image.

Main temple

Item is a negative showing the an entrance way to the main temple in Gyantse.

My [Lieutenant/Colonel Parker's] quarters at Gyantse

Item is a negative showing a large building with several windows, a wide verandah, and two sets of staircases. There are two small field pieces at the foot of the staircase on the right left by the Younghusband expedition in 1906.

People at Gyantse

Item is a negative showing a group of people standing in front of several buildings with windows. Gyantse city walls are visible in the background.

Phari

Item is a negative showing the village of Phari. There are mountains in the background.

Phari Jong bazaar

Item is a negative showing the Phari village bazaar marketplace. Mount Chumalabi can be seen in the background.

Seated Buddhist monks

Image depicts four seated men wearing regalia that indicates they are probably Tibetian Buddist monks. They sit on the ground outside a building that may be a monastery or temple.

Tibetan building

Image depicts a large Tibetan building, possibly a temple or a monastery. Traditional Tibetan architectural features visible here include a structure with multiple windows to let in sunlight and a flat roof to preserve heat. These dwellings are often constructed with a combination of wood, rocks, cement, and earth. Several figures are seated in front of this dwelling near a row of drums.

Tibetan building from a distance

Image depicts another view of the possibly religious structure depicted in item a033049. In addition to the architectural details noted earlier (many windows, flat roof, structure comprised of wood, earth, stone, and cement) this view depicts a prayer wheel, a cylindrical wheel on a spindle), visible on the roof, centre left of the image. The four sided walls indicate that this building may be located in the Ladakh region. A collection of drums and many seated individuals are visible in front of the building and one person appears to be dancing.

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