Tibetan pilgrims gather fragrant medicinal plants on the steep slopes near Chi'u Gonpa

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Tibetan pilgrims gather fragrant medicinal plants on the steep slopes near Chi'u Gonpa

Jan Reurink
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Tibetan pilgrims gather fragrant medicinal plants on the steep slopes near Chi'u Gonpa

Jan Reurink
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3653 x 2572 px

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On the steep rocky slopes the monastery of Chiu (Jiu) Gonpa, which is located next to the sacred Lake Manasarovar, pilgrims roam the hill to collect medicinal herbs. In this image, they might be collecting herbs from "Artemisia A compacta/ tibetica?" with aromatic odor also used as medicinal incense.

Photographer: Jan Reurink (09/15/2011)
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