Surrounded
The girl is wearing western clothes but is surrounded by Bhutanese in traditional dress of the gho for men, the kira for women. She was queueing to kiss the thangka, a religous tapestry that is only displayed once a year at the annual Festival. She looks lost.
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Location: Paro Dzong, Paro, Bhutan
Photographer: © Neil Harris
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