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Tibetan pilgrims turning one of the large prayer wheels of Gyanak Mani

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Not just home to the largest collection of prayer stones in Tibet, but also one of the best koras, Gyanak Mani is a must-see for anyone in the area.
Back to the main circumambulation of Gyanak Mani, I joined the stream of pilgrims. This was the first real kora I walked, and I was surprised to find that many pilgrims walked joyfully, chatting to their friends or relatives, stopping to buy something, or to have a short conversation with their foreign visitor. Since pilgrims are only allowed to walk clockwise, the stream of pilgrims basically turned the walk into a one-way street. Also traffic was supposed to follow the clockwise direction. The kora is not very long compared to some of the koras to be found in Tibet, probably a little over a kilometre. It means that staying in one place for a while, makes you see pilgrims again. Indeed, after a while, I started to recognize some of the most remarkable faces of the Tibetans walking around. I also spotted a pilgrim sitting down to carve a holy scripture in a stone.
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