Photography by Nicholas Vreeland

Courtesy of Nicholas Vreeland

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Gen Pagdo teaches Lama Chunchun to read

A Rato monk holds his rosary

His Holiness the Dalai Lama at Rato Dratsang

Man and dog in Nandigaddi

Rato monks dining

Fakirappa with his bulls

Tenzin Drakpa

Tree behind Nandigaddi

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