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Nomad woman with typical 108 hair braids.

DSC_2733 s.JPG Lilium bakerianum  var. delavayi.ThumbnailsThe Garuda (Tibetan: Khyung), biding down on a snake, will be mounted behind the head of the Buddha statue.Lilium bakerianum  var. delavayi.ThumbnailsThe Garuda (Tibetan: Khyung), biding down on a snake, will be mounted behind the head of the Buddha statue.Lilium bakerianum  var. delavayi.ThumbnailsThe Garuda (Tibetan: Khyung), biding down on a snake, will be mounted behind the head of the Buddha statue.Lilium bakerianum  var. delavayi.ThumbnailsThe Garuda (Tibetan: Khyung), biding down on a snake, will be mounted behind the head of the Buddha statue.Lilium bakerianum  var. delavayi.ThumbnailsThe Garuda (Tibetan: Khyung), biding down on a snake, will be mounted behind the head of the Buddha statue.

108 is the sacred number, since Buddha Shakyamuni's teachings are classified in 108 volumes.