File:An Elderly Tibetan Women Holding A Prayer Wheel On Lhasa, Barkhor.jpg
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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 10 August 2007. It was captioned as follows: English: Tibet: An elderly Tibetan women holding a prayer wheel on the Lhasa's pilgrimage circuit of Barkhor. The Barkhor, a quadrangle of streets that surrounds the Jokhang Temple, is both the spiritual heart of the holy city and the main commercial district for Tibetans. Other languages:
Deutsch: Tibet: Eine ältere Dame mit Gebetsmühle auf der Pilgerroute Barkhor in Lhasa. Barkhor ist die mittlere von drei konzentrischen Pilgerwegen und umfasst einen Rundgang um den Jokhang-Tempel, welcher das Herz der heiligen Stadt und zentraler Ort des tibetischen Handels ist. English: Tibet: An elderly Tibetan women holding a prayer wheel on the Lhasa's pilgrimage circuit of Barkhor. The Barkhor, a quadrangle of streets that surrounds the Jokhang Temple, is both the spiritual heart of the holy city and the main commercial district for Tibetans. Français : Vieille femme tibétaine portant un moulin à prières dans le circuit de pélerinage bouddhiste du Barkhor à Lhasa au Tibet. Le Barkor, un rectangle de rues entourant le temple de Jokhang est à la fois le centre spirituel et le principal quartier commerçant de la cité sainte. Italiano: Tibet: Un'anziana pellegrina con una ruota di preghiera compie il circuito sacro del Barkhor a Lhasa. Le strade del Barkhor, attorno al tempio Jokhang, rappresentano contemporaneamente sia il centro sacro che il centro commerciale per i tibetani di Lhasa. Nederlands: Een oude Tibetaanse vrouw met een gebedsmolen op de pelgrimsroute van Barkhor, het stadsdeel rond de Jokhangtempel, het spirituele hart van de Tibetaanse hoofdstad Lhasa Português: Uma mulher tibetana idosa faz suas rezas, no circuito de peregrinação de Barkhor, em Lhasa. Română: Tibet: O bătrână tibetană rugându-se în pelerinajul de la Barkhor. Barkhor, un patrulater de străzi către Templul Jokhang, este centrul spiritual al orașului sfânt și principalul centru comercial pentru tibetani. Беларуская: Тыбецкая жанчына з малітоўным колам на пілігрымскім шляху будыстаў Баркор (Лхаса, Тыбет). Українська: Старша тібетка з молитовним жорном на прощі буддистів у Лхасі. Жінка проходить середнє коло прощі (Barkhor), довкола храму Jokhang — центру священного міста і тібетської торгівлі. 日本語: チベット、ラサの巡礼路バルコルで転経器を持って祈るチベット人の老婆。トゥルナン寺を一周する道バルコルは、チベット人にとっての聖なる都で、商業の中心地でもあります。 العربية : امرأة عجوز من تبت تحمل دولاب صلاة في دائرة الحج بارخور في لاسا. |
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English: Tibet: An elderly Tibetan women holding a prayer wheel on the Lhasa's pilgrimage circuit of Barkhor. The Barkhor, a quadrangle of streets that surrounds the Jokhang Temple, is both the spiritual heart of the holy city and the main commercial district for Tibetans.
Français : Tibet: vieille femme tibétaine portant un moulin à prières dans le circuit de pélerinage du Barkhor à Lhasa. Le Barkor, un rectangle de rues entourant le Temple de Jokhang est à la fois le centre spirituel et le principal quartier commerçant de la cité sainte.
Italiano: Tibet: Un'anziana pellegrina compie il circuito sacro del Barkhor a Lhasa. Le strade del Barkhor, attorno al tempio Jokhang, rappresentano contemporaneamente sia il centro sacro che il centro commerciale per i Tibetani di Lhasa.
Русский: Пожилая тибетская женщина во время молитвы. |
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Date | Taken on 10 August 2006 | ||||
Source | Photo taken by Luca Galuzzi - http://www.galuzzi.it | ||||
Author | Luca Galuzzi (Lucag) | ||||
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I, Luca Galuzzi, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publishes it under the following license: This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license. Attribution: I, Luca Galuzzi
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