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Prayer wheels at the foot of the Potala Palace

Tibetans walk along prayer wheels at the foot of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. They pass a young boy, taking a break from his pilgrimage, with a candy bar. The boy's pilgrimage though is more of an act put on for begging purposes than for the religious act itself, and a tourist was most likely the source of the boy's candy bar.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2017
Date Uploaded: 09.2017
Photo Location: Lhasa, China
Camera: NIKON D5200
Copyright: © Haley Raymond