17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
White Conch Shell at Drepung Monastery in Lhasa Tibet
The conch shell is one of eight common auspicious symbols in Tibetan Buddhism. This conch shell is located at Drepung Monastery in Lhasa Tibet. For one week each year, a large Buddhist Thanka hangs over this conch painting
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 08.2018 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2019 |
| Photo Location: | Lhasa , China |
| Camera: | ILCE-7R |
| Copyright: | © Sandra Coburn |