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Tibet8, Lacul Yamdrok

Like mountains, lakes are considered sacred by Tibetan people, the principle being that they are the dwelling places of protective deities and therefore invested with special spiritual powers. Yamdrok Lake is one of four particularly holy lakes, thought to be divinatory; everyone from the Dalai Lama to local villagers makes pilgrimages there.

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Tibet8, Lacul Yamdrok

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  1. Lacul Yamdrok

  2. Budha Sakyamuni On the way to Lhasa we stopped at this site and saw the large bias relief carving of Shakyamuni Buddha. The long white items are the silk scarves leaving them here is an offering and will bring good-luck (A khata is a traditional ceremonial scarf in Tibetan Buddhism)

  3. Valea râului Yarlungtsanpo (Brahmaputra) The YarlungTsangpo, also called YarlungZangbo is the upper stream of the Brahmaputra River located in the Tibet Autonomous Region The YarlungTsangpo River is the highest major river in the world.

  4. With the arrival of summer, sheep in the northern part of Tibet region have entered their milk production season. Local herdsmen would tie ewes together and milk them one by one, a tradition that has lasted over 1,000 years here

  5. Iacul (Bos gruniens)

  6. According to pre-Buddhist beliefs (Bön) when they die, people go to the Land of the Dead, guided by animals such as sheep, horses or yaks

  7. Yamdrok Yumtso Surface elevation‎: ‎4,441 m Surface area‎: ‎638 km2

  8. Defileul Kampa (4.800 m altitudine)

  9. Defileul Kampa (4.800 m altitudine)

  10. Devout Tibetan pilgrims circumambulate the lake in around seven days but most western travellers are content with views of the lake from the drive

  11. Like mountains, lakes are considered sacrosanct by the Tibetan people, the principle being that they are the dwelling places of protective deities and therefore invested with special spiritual powers

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