Lhasa Local Customs

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Prayer mills - Jokhang temple
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Prayer mills - Jokhang temple

Another religious custom is to go in the Jokhang temple and spin the prayer mills, thus symbolically reciting the religious texts inscribed on them.

Written Mar 30, 2003

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CARTOON's Local Custom Tip
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D.POUTOURIS's Local Custom Tip
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