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A novice on his way to a prayer at the Tashilunpo Monastery in Shigatse. Tibet, 1996.

The Potala Palace in Lhasa, the winter palace of the Dalai Lamas until 1959. Tibet, 1987.

Horsemen gather at an annual horse festival in the Nyalam region. Tibet, 1999.

A nun announces a prayer from the roof of the Gari Nunnery in the mountains north of Lhasa. Tibet, 2000.

Pilgrims visit the main temple of the monastic complex Pelkhor Chode in Gyantse. Tibet, 1987.

Farmers celebrate the harvest festival ceremony in the Chongye valley south of Tsetang. Tibet, 1999.

The sacred Lake Manasarovar, the Ganga Chu river and the Jiu Monastery on the hill. Tibet, 1987.

Pilgrims on the high Dolma La pass during their circumambulation of Mount Kailash. Tibet, 1987.

Affection and trust between siblings of a nomad family in the western Tibetan region of Ngari. Tibet, 2000.

A farming family rests in their field in the Kyichu valley east of Lhasa. Tibet, 1997.

A man sells yak butter wrapped in yak skin on a street in the Barkhor area of Lhasa. Tibet, 1987.

A boy studies a Buddhist text to become a novice at Pelkhor Chode Monastery in Gyantse. Tibet, 1987.

A family sells the necessary offerings for fire pujas in the old town of Lhasa. Tibet, 1997.

The monastery and old town of Tsetang in the southern Tibetan region of Lhoka. Tibet, 2000.

A boy rows his boat on the Ganges river along the ghats in Varanasi. India, 1990.

Professional washermen wash for their customers on the banks of the Yamuna river in Agra. India, 1990.

Women on their way home from the small desert town of Pushkar in Rajasthan. India, 1990.

Monks in front of the Dhankar monastery in the upper Spiti valley in Himachal Pradesh. India, 1994.

Nomads in front of one of their black yak hair tents on the Rupshu plateau in Ladakh. India, 1994.

Porters carry heavy loads of farm products across the Basantapur Square in Kathmandu. Nepal, 1990.

Clay pot making using a kiln made from agricultural waste (left) in the small town of Thimi. Nepal, 1990.

A girl sells vegetables in front of a small temple in the old town of Kathmandu. Nepal, 1990.

A farmhouse near the village of Sikha in the fertile southern Annapurna region. Nepal, 1990.

Playing ball over a string in front of a farmhouse in Ghandruk in the southern Annapurna region. Nepal, 1990.

A beautifully decorated truck with cargo piled high in Karachi. Pakistan, 1987.

My photography offers diverse insights into Tibet and other Asian countries and
the lives and cultures of their people, but never claims to be complete.

© 2025 Philip Hepp

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