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The city currently known as Shangri La,

DSC_4067 s.JPG The Garuda (Tibetan: Khyung), biding down on a snake, will be mounted behind the head of the Buddha statue.ThumbnailsTashi is observing spore disposal from a SpathulariaThe Garuda (Tibetan: Khyung), biding down on a snake, will be mounted behind the head of the Buddha statue.ThumbnailsTashi is observing spore disposal from a SpathulariaThe Garuda (Tibetan: Khyung), biding down on a snake, will be mounted behind the head of the Buddha statue.ThumbnailsTashi is observing spore disposal from a SpathulariaThe Garuda (Tibetan: Khyung), biding down on a snake, will be mounted behind the head of the Buddha statue.ThumbnailsTashi is observing spore disposal from a Spathularia

formerly for 50 years Zhongdian and before that for many many centuries as Gyalthang, the royal plains by its Tibetan inhabitants.