Potala palace at the time of the Sertreng ceremony Size:medium

Potala palace at the time of the Sertreng ceremony Size:mediumPart of the southern face of the Potala adorned with two appliqud banners, Koku, (gos sku) for the Sertreng ceremony (tshogs mchod ser spreng) on the 30th day of the 2nd Tibetan month. The banners have images of the Buddha surrounded by deities and bodhisattvas. The Shol inscription pillar may be seen in the centre of the image. Crowds of onlookers are in the foreground. There are some monks standing on a bridge at the bottom of the image. Due to the

In the foreground four men and a young boy (centre) unload couched camels in the midst of a vast flat plain dotted with scattered clumps of vegetation

In the background scattered patches of grass grow on the dry plain

the 'dwellings of the Pueblo have dwindled down to two stor[ey]s in height

He wears a ghutra (headscarf) wrapped closely around his head and a khanjar (dagger) on a cartridge belt over his coloured thobe (long shirt)

located on a tributary of the Rio Grande river

He is sitting cross-legged

This dress is supposed to be that which was worn by the ancient kings of Tibet

View of scattered trees

In the foreground clumps of vegetation grow in uneven sand

riding camels in the vicinity of the Ramlat Unayq

sparsely dotted with small shrubs and grasses

View of a busy street in Kuwait