Buddhist monk in red robes turning prayer wheels in contemplative morning prayer, Tawang Buddhist monastery, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Buddhist monks in red robes walking in the early morning sunshine on the walls of Tawang Buddhist monastery, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Tawang Buddhist monastery in early morning sunshine, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Two Buddhist men chanting their Buddhist mantra inside roadside tea stall at the Sela Pass, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Large Buddha shrine in prayer hall, with photograph of the Dalai Llama, Tawang monastery, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Momba tribeswoman wearing traditional five peak yak's wool felted hat, and coral and turquoise jewellery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Sisters wearing Momba tribal dress, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Prayer hall in Tawang Buddhist monastery, the largest in India, with pillars covered in prayer flags, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Tawang Buddhist monastery, Himalayan hills beyond, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Buddhist prayer flags flapping in the wind at the Sela Mountain Pass at 13700 feet, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Buddhist monks gathering in front of Tawang Buddhist monastery, the largest in India, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Buddhist monks gathered for morning prayers, Tawang Buddhist monastery, the largest in India, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Buddhist monk turning prayer wheels outside Tawang Buddhist monastery, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Buddhist monks gathering in debating groups in front of Tawang Buddhist monastery, the largest in India, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Eight metre tall Sakyamuni Buddha statue in the Galden Namgyal Lhatse monastery, the largest Buddhist monastery in India, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Himalayas, Asia

Galden Namgey Lhatse Monastery, the largest Buddhist monastery in India, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia