People at temple ceremony for holy water.Temporary altar in 3277 visible here. Also lances.
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Photograph of the construction site of the Horniman Museum's West Hall part-built with workmen in the background, 1933
object | ARC/HMG/PH/BD/003/003
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Photograph of a wreath laying ceremony marking the completion of the restoration of Coombe Cliffe Conservatory at the Horniman Museum in 1989
object | ARC/HMG/PH/GDN/004/003
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object | ARC/DEZ/397/1514
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Slide of the head lama, Ganden Monastery
object | ARC/BAL/002/001/006
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