Pilgrim in front of the white stupas at the Tashilumpo monastery, Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, Asia

Tashilumpo monastery, Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, Asia

Namtso lake or Nam tso lake in Tibet China. Nam Tso Lake is the second largest lake in Tibet, and one of the most famous places on the "Roof of the World". The lake itself is located at an altitude of 4,718 m, and has an area of 1,920 km². This lake is the largest of the lakes in the Tibet Autonomous Region, although it is not the largest on the Qinghai Tibet Plateau, a title that belongs to Lake Qinghai, more than twice the area of Namtso, which is more than 1,000 km, in the northeast, in Qinghai province.

Tibetan Buddhism, white stupas in front of the Potala Palace, winter palace of the Dalai Lama, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lhasa, Himalayas, Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, Asia

Tibetan Buddhism, Rongbuk Monastery, white stupa, Mount Everest, base camp north side, the Himalayas, central Tibet, U-Tsang, Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, Asia

Tibetan Buddhism, tent roof with an endless knot emblem, Jokhang Temple, Lhasa, Ue-Tsang, Central Tibet, Tibet Autonomous Region, Himalaya Range, People's Republic of China, Asia

Door handle of gate door of gompa, Tibetan Buddhist monastery. Diskit, Nubra valley, Ladakh, India, Asia

A truck drives through the barren landscape of the mountainous border between Tibet and Nepal as snowcapped himalayan mountain peaks poke through in the distance

White chortens (Buddhist stupas) in Thiksey gompa. Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

A large reservoir with a dam, surrounded by high mountains and green vegetation under a partly cloudy sky, Klein Tibet, Zillertal, Austria, Europe

The shoreline of a reservoir with a road winding along the mountains, under a cloudy sky, Klein Tibet, Zillertal, Austria, Europe

Mountain landscape with an elongated lake in the centre, surrounded by green hills and snow-capped mountains under a blue sky, Klein Tibet, Zillertal, Austria, Europe

A beautiful natural mountain landscape behind a traditional Tibetan oven and a mass of prayer flags in Tibet, China, Asia

Peaks of the himalayas poke through the beautiful natural landscape of the barren mountainous terrain at the himalayan border between Nepal and Tibet

Blue lake, surrounded by high mountains and green, overgrown terrain under a bright blue sky, Klein Tibet, Zillertal, Austria, Europe

Three resting pigs cuddling on a green meadow in sunny weather in a rural mountain landscape, Klein Tibet, Zillertal, Austria, Europe

Traditional wooden prayer wheels stand on a stone foundation in the midst of an impressive mountain landscape, Little Tibet, Zillertal, Austria, Europe

Prayer flags of Tibetan Buddhism with Buddhist mantra on it in Dharamshala monastery temple. There is the residence of Tibetan Buddhism spiritual leader Dalai Lama. Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Buddhist prayer wheels in Hemis gompa (Tibetan buddhist monstery) . Ladakh, India, Asia

Maitreya Buddha statue close up Tibetan monastery Thiksey Gompa. Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Tibetan Buddhism side buildung with private houses in grey and dark red painted walls Sakya Monastery Tibet China

Tibetan Buddhism, central temple, Uetse, Samye Monastery, Himalaya Range, Central Tibet, Ue-Tsang, Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, Asia

Tibetan Buddhism, monastery on the mountain slope, rocks, Chiu Gompa, snow-covered sacred Mount Kailash, south side with channel, Gang-Tise-Mountains, Trans-Himalaya, Himalayas, Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, Asia

Tibetan Buddhism, Pelkor Choede Monastery with a Kumbum stupa behind the historic centre, Balkor Monastery, Gyantse, Himalayas, Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, Asia

Tibetan Buddhism, Pelkor Chode, Palcho Monastery with the Kumbum stupa, Balkor monastery, Gyantse, Himalayas, Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, Asia

Tibetan Buddhism, monastery on the mountain slope, rocks, Chiu Gompa, snow-covered sacred Mount Kailash, south side with channel, Gang-Tise-Mountains, Trans-Himalaya, Himalayas, Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, Asia

Tibetan Buddhism, monastery on the mountain slopes, rocks, Chiu Gompa, Gang-Tise-Mountains, Trans-Himalaya, Himalayas, Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, Asia

Tibetan Buddhism, old golden rock relief of Buddha, Palha Lu-Puk Monastery, Lhasa, Himalayas, U-Tsang, Central Tibet, Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, Asia

A Tibetan pilgrim spins prayer wheels in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.

China, Szechuan Province, Tibet, High altitude view across mountains and valleys in Tibetan region of Litang county.