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Monks participate in the closing procession of a 16-day annual winter religious festival. This image was taken at Gothang (near Khola) in 1987, before Orthok Monastery was built. © 1987 Private


Prayers are performed inside tents during a 16-day annual winter religious festival. This image was taken at Gothang (near Khola) in 1987, before Orthok Monastery was built. © 1987 Private


Jamyang Choekhorling Monastery, where Tenzin Delek resided between 1997 and 2002. Chinese authorities closed it down after his arrest in April 2002. © 2003 Private


Tenzin Delek’s first religious address to monks and nomads in Thangkarma in 1987, before Orthok Monastery was built. © 1987 Private


Geshe Lungpa School in Nyagchukha (Yajiang), built in 1998 by Tenzin Delek for the secular education of orphans and poor children from neighboring counties. In February 2000, Chinese authorities took control of the school. By 2003 it was completely closed down. © 2003 Private


Nyagchukha, the administrative seat of Nyagchu (Yajiang) county. In the foreground is the Nyag Chu (Yalong) River, part of a network of rivers initially used to ship timber to central China. The ease of shipment left large areas heavily deforested. © 2003 Private


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February 2004