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A large white stupa with a golden spire and painted eyes, topped by a gilded harmika and tiered umbrella, rises under a heavy grey sky. Colourful prayer flags stretch in lines from the spire to surrounding poles. In the foreground a tall red and orange banner flies beside a white balustrade. Several visitors walk and sit on the terraces, and a person in a yellow shirt stands at the bottom right. A small statue sits on a plinth near the stairs, and a few birds fly above the dome.

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