A Tibetan Pilgrim Lighting Ghee Lamps, by Orly Liu, 2021-06-11
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A Tibetan Pilgrim Lighting Ghee Lamps

Orly Liu

2021-06-11

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About this work

This picture is taken at a sacred cave on the Tibet plateau. In Tibetan beliefs, the light of the Ghee Lamp is a symbol of the Buddha's wisdom and can dispel the darkness of ignorance.