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The scene makes the hill one of the most fascinating view point.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <img alt="" src="/images/Potala-palace/windhorse02.jpg" />&nbsp; &nbsp;<img alt="" src="/images/Potala-palace/temple.jpg" /></p> <p>Everywhere on the wall, you can see the painted mantra of the compassion &quot;OM MANI PADME HUM&quot;. Pilgrims from different place encircle the Kora and turn the prayers wheels along the path.<br /> <br /> More than 5000 paintings and carvings in gaudy colors are depicted in the roof of the path. Some of the paintings can dated back to Tang Dynasty.</p> <p><img height="261" alt="" width="350" src="/images/Potala-palace/cliffpainting.jpg" />&nbsp;&nbsp;<img alt="" src="/images/Potala-palace/Manistone.jpg" /><br /> <br /> &nbsp;The pilgrim path is filled with tinkling sound of hammers and cisels.this is when the engravers are coping the holy text from the religious book to a flat red stone.</p> <p>A monk with red stones engraved by prayers.<br /> <br /> <img alt="" src="/images/Potala-palace/monk.jpg" />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img alt="" src="/images/Potala-palace/carving.jpg" /><br /> <br /> <br /> <img alt="" src="/images/Potala-palace/carving02.jpg" />&nbsp;<br /> &nbsp;</p> <p align="left"><span class="STYLE5"><em>The word files of this webpage and some images are original works of Tibettravel.Org. 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