A close photograph of many flat, rounded stones painted with cream-coloured mantra-style script and symbols, arranged densely. At the centre sits a bleached animal skull with long curved horns, its forehead carved or inscribed with lettering. No people are visible; the scene is a landscape of inscribed stones and a skull in natural light. - Nithyanandapedia

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A close photograph of many flat, rounded stones painted with cream-coloured mantra-style script and symbols, arranged densely. At the centre sits a bleached animal skull with long curved horns, its forehead carved or inscribed with lettering. No people are visible; the scene is a landscape of inscribed stones and a skull in natural light.

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A bovine skull with long curved horns rests among many flat reddish-brown stones painted with white symbols and script. The skull's forehead bears white and red painted characters, and the stones surround it in a dense pile on dry ground. No people are visible; the scene is a close outdoor still life of mantra-inscribed stones and an animal skull.

Close-up photograph of many smooth stones lying densely together, most painted or carved with white and red-brown symbols and script. Centre of the frame is a bleached animal skull with long curved horns, its brow inscribed with white characters. No people are visible. Outdoor, sunlit stones form a scenic field of inscribed rocks.

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A photograph of a dense field of flat, weathered stones, many painted or carved with white and dark Tibetan-style mantra script and symbols. In the centre sits a bleached animal skull with curved horns, the horns also inscribed with script, resting among the stones. No people are visible.

Close overhead view of many flat stones densely covered with carved and painted Tibetan-style mantra inscriptions in white and dark brown on reddish-brown rock. At the centre lies a bleached animal skull with curved horns that are also carved with script. No people are visible. A round carved stone medallion sits at the lower right edge.

August 07 2012

August 07 2012

A close-up photograph of a dense pile of reddish-brown stones, many carved or painted with white and cream mantra-style script and symbols, covering the entire frame. No people are visible; the scene is an outdoor arrangement of inscribed stones, consistent with a sacred stone-carving site.

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A photograph of a stone wall-top on a high plateau, covered with flat grey slate slabs carved with text, interspersed with weathered yak or animal horns, some with white cloth or bone pieces attached. Behind it stretch a wide golden-brown grassland, distant brown mountain ranges and a pale lake under a sky with large cumulus clouds. No people are visible.

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