Jokhang Temple. Lhasa, Tibet.
RMID:Image ID:BRAYR1
Image details
Contributor:
Diane Stoney / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
BRAYR1File size:
50.1 MB (1.6 MB Compressed download)Releases:
Model - no | Property - noDo I need a release?Dimensions:
5128 x 3417 px | 43.4 x 28.9 cm | 17.1 x 11.4 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
November 2009Location:
Jokhang Temple, Lhasa, Tibet.More information:
The Jokhang is the holiest temple in Tibet and the ultimate pilgrimage for Tibetan Buddhists who will travel for hundreds of miles to perform the "Kora" around the perimeter street known as the Barkhor and worship at the Temple. A temple was first built on the site in the 7th century by King Songsten Gampo but the existing building dates mostly from the 17th century and commissioned by the Fifth Dalai Lama. It is reputedly built on the site of a former lake beneath which lay the heart of a demoness. The lake was drained and Jokhang Temple was erected.