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Chorten in the Nepal mountains. Tetang, Upper Mustang, Nepal

Stupa or chorten in Tibet is a symbol of one of the grades of Buddha's enlightenment. But in that area it's not only the sacred place, the main role of them is to be something like a lighthouse for the sailors. In the haze in that smooth mountain desert landscape they shows the stranger way to the closest village.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2019
Date Uploaded: 09.2021
Photo Location: Tetang, Nepal
Camera: NIKON D7100
Copyright: © Anton Gutmann