Slide of a typical pass in Tanggula La

The photograph features a mass of prayer flags at the top of the pass which is a typical feature on every pass in Tibet. Travellers carry wind horse (symbol of well-being or good fortune). They chant and shout and drink and thror it in the air. The pass is about 17000 feet above sea level.

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