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Sky Burial, Litang

Sky Burial, Litang

Posted on 20. Nov, 2009 by yoyo.

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 Sky Burial is maybe the most eccentric Tibetan ceremony you’ll have a good chance to witness when travelling in Tibetan areas. having very little firewood, and very hard, usually frozen ground, the Tibetans had to find a good way to dispose of dead bodies. believing that vultures are holy animals, because they do not kill [...]

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