"thangkas"

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16 August 2025

A local guide describes old art (Thangka) painted with natural colors inside Lapcha Monastery, a very old monastery built almost 200 years ago using mud and stone in Sittong, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, on August 16, 2025.

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16 August 2025

A local guide describes old art (Thangka) painted with natural colors inside Lepcha Monastery, a very old monastery built almost 200 years ago using mud and stone in Sittong, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, on August 16, 2025.

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29 December 2021

Detail of a Buddhist painting adorning the walls outside the main prayer hall at the Sheraling Buddhist Monastery in Battu, Himachal Pradesh, India, on July 03, 2010.

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29 December 2021

Detail of a Buddhist painting adorning the walls outside the main prayer hall at the Sheraling Buddhist Monastery in Battu, Himachal Pradesh, India, on July 03, 2010.

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29 December 2021

Detail of a Buddhist painting adorning the walls outside the main prayer hall at the Sheraling Buddhist Monastery in Battu, Himachal Pradesh, India, on July 03, 2010.

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3 December 2021

Woman buying spices at a small market in Dareeling, West Bengal, India on May 03, 2010.

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21 December 2017

Tibetan woman watches as Buddhist monks unveil a 400-year-old four-storey high embroidered silk 'thangka' or religious tapestry depicting Padmasambhava during the Hemis Masked Dance Festival in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The dance performance at the 17th Century Hemis Gompa, the largest Monastery in Ladakh is one of the most impressive festivals. Dancers with colorful masks perform the mystic mask dances (Chams) and sacred plays. Chams are essentially a part of Tantric tradition, performed only in the gompas that follow the Tantric Vajrayana teachings and where the monks perform tantric worship.

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#1547941

11 November 2016

Nepalese people arranging World's largest Thangka Painting of 12 important lifestyle of the Lord Gautam Buddha as well as flag of Japan during showcased at Dashrath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, November 11, 2016. The effort of more than 10,000 volunteers from over 16 countries, the thangka was finally completed in 2002. The painting representing 12 important lifestyle of the Lord Gautam Buddha. The length measuring a thangka 70m by 50m and thangka weights around 1900 kilograms with 81 different pieces of fabric stitching together.

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#1547942

11 November 2016

Nepalese Buddhist Devotees in a traditional attire participating on World's largest Thangka Painting of 12 important lifestyle of the Lord Gautam Buddha showcased at Dashrath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, November 11, 2016. The effort of more than 10,000 volunteers from over 16 countries, the thangka was finally completed in 2002. The painting representing 12 important lifestyle of the Lord Gautam Buddha. The length measuring a thangka 70m by 50m and thangka weights around 1900 kilograms with 81 different pieces of fabric stitching together.

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11 November 2016

Nepalese Buddhist Devotees in a traditional attire participating on World's largest Thangka Painting of 12 important lifestyle of the Lord Gautam Buddha showcased at Dashrath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, November 11, 2016. The effort of more than 10,000 volunteers from over 16 countries, the thangka was finally completed in 2002. The painting representing 12 important lifestyle of the Lord Gautam Buddha. The length measuring a thangka 70m by 50m and thangka weights around 1900 kilograms with 81 different pieces of fabric stitching together.

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11 November 2016

A Nepalese Buddhist Monk observing World's largest Thangka Painting of 12 important lifestyle of the Lord Gautam Buddha showcased at Dashrath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, November 11, 2016. The effort of more than 10,000 volunteers from over 16 countries, the thangka was finally completed in 2002. The painting representing 12 important lifestyle of the Lord Gautam Buddha. The length measuring a thangka 70m by 50m and thangka weights around 1900 kilograms with 81 different pieces of fabric stitching together.

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11 November 2016

Nepalese Buddhist Kora Arounds World's largest Thangka Painting of 12 important lifestyle of the Lord Gautam Buddha showcased at Dashrath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, November 11, 2016. The effort of more than 10,000 volunteers from over 16 countries, the thangka was finally completed in 2002. The painting representing 12 important lifestyle of the Lord Gautam Buddha. The length measuring a thangka 70m by 50m and thangka weights around 1900 kilograms with 81 different pieces of fabric stitching together.

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11 November 2016

Nepalese Buddhist Kora Arounds World's largest Thangka Painting of 12 important lifestyle of the Lord Gautam Buddha showcased at Dashrath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, November 11, 2016. The effort of more than 10,000 volunteers from over 16 countries, the thangka was finally completed in 2002. The painting representing 12 important lifestyle of the Lord Gautam Buddha. The length measuring a thangka 70m by 50m and thangka weights around 1900 kilograms with 81 different pieces of fabric stitching together.

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11 November 2016

A Nepalese Buddhist Monk smiles during observing World's largest Thangka Painting of 12 important lifestyle of the Lord Gautam Buddha showcased at Dashrath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, November 11, 2016. The effort of more than 10,000 volunteers from over 16 countries, the thangka was finally completed in 2002. The painting representing 12 important lifestyle of the Lord Gautam Buddha. The length measuring a thangka 70m by 50m and thangka weights around 1900 kilograms with 81 different pieces of fabric stitching together.

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#1547948

11 November 2016

A Nepalese Buddhist Monk holds traditional instrument during World's largest Thangka Painting of 12 important lifestyle of the Lord Gautam Buddha showcased at Dashrath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, November 11, 2016. The effort of more than 10,000 volunteers from over 16 countries, the thangka was finally completed in 2002. The painting representing 12 important lifestyle of the Lord Gautam Buddha. The length measuring a thangka 70m by 50m and thangka weights around 1900 kilograms with 81 different pieces of fabric stitching together.

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#1547949

11 November 2016

Lodoe Rinpoche takes offering during World's largest Thangka Painting of 12 important lifestyle of the Lord Gautam Buddha showcased at Dashrath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, November 11, 2016. The effort of more than 10,000 volunteers from over 16 countries, the thangka was finally completed in 2002. The painting representing 12 important lifestyle of the Lord Gautam Buddha. The length measuring a thangka 70m by 50m and thangka weights around 1900 kilograms with 81 different pieces of fabric stitching together.

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