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The Longest Journey

by Michael Anderson

Category: TravelAdded August 16, 20081,367 views

Adventure, Events, Historical Sites, Asia

Keywords: longest journey, lhasa, jokhang, temple, tibet, pilgrim, asia, himalaya, prostration, devotion, prayer, buddhist, spiritual, culture, buddhism

The Longest Journey.

What is she searching for? This young Tibetan woman has walked hundreds of kilometers prostating to the ground with every new step to reach this place, the sacred Jokhang Temple, the holiest place in Lhasa. After the fall harvest, thousands of pilgrims walk from every corner of Tibet to participate in the Kora around the temple creating a scene so powerful and humbling that photographs and words cannot begin to describe it.
Image Reference: Jokhang prostrating girlImage Format: Digital Capture - Greater than 9MPImage Crop: Full FrameDigital Enhancement: Digital RetouchModel Release: NoProperty Release: NACaptive: NA