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Hundreds of fresh prayer flags are prepared and added to the pole. |
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The head lama' s sacred scarf adds the final touch to the proceedings. |
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But the significance of Mount Kailash isn' t confined to Buddhists alone. Other faiths venture to this remote place, many from far beyond the Himalayas. |
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Threatening to upstage the Buddhists, the Hindus arrive, adding their own mix of colour and music. |
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When suitable respect has been paid, it' s time for the newly dressed prayer pole to be raised. |
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The pole must end up straight or it will be a bad omen for Tibet. |
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At last the pole stands true and the new prayers can be blown to the heavens. |
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Around this point, the power of the Tibetan landscape and the beliefs of many cultures converge. |
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More prayers, written on pieces of paper called " wind horses", are thrown into the air and flutter upwards towards the peak of Kailash, where the gods of the different faiths are believed to reside. |
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Here at the axis of the world, is a rare vision of harmony. |
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tā men zhǔn bèi le shàng bǎi tiáo xīn de jīng fān děng zhe fàng dào fān gān shàng miàn. dà lǎ ma shén shèng de hǎ dá gěi huó dòng huà shàng le jù hào. dàn shì kǎ yī lā shén shān de zhòng yào yì yì bìng bù jǐn xiàn yú fó jiào tú. yǒu qí tā xìn yǎng de rén yě dōu mào xiǎn lái dào zhè gè yáo yuǎn de dì fāng, xǔ duō rén shì cóng bǐ xǐ mǎ lā yǎ shān hái yuǎn de dì fāng guò lái de. xiàng shì xiǎng yào qiǎng fó jiào tú de fēng tou shì de, yìn dù jiào tú lái le, bǎ tā men zì jǐ de sè cǎi hé yīn yuè jiā rù qí zhōng. zài shì dàng dì biǎo dá yī xià jìng yì zhī hòu, shì shí hòu shù lì xīn zhuāng shì de jīng fān gān le. jīng fān gān bì xū bǐ zhí, fǒu zé jiù shì duì xī zàng huài de zhēng zhào. jīng fān gān zhōng yú nòng hǎo le, xīn de dǎo wén yě kě yǐ bèi fēng sòng dào tiān táng le. zài zhè yì diǎn shàng, xī zàng shān shuǐ de lì liàng hé xǔ duō wén huà de xìn yǎng huì jí dào le yì qǐ. gèng duō dǎo wén xiě zài le jiào zuò" fēng mǎ qí" de zhǐ shàng, bèi chuī dào le kōng zhōng xiàng shàng zhí dào kǎ yī lā shén dǐng fēng, jù yǒu bù tóng xìn yǎng de rén dōu rèn wéi nà lǐ jū zhù tā men de shén. zài shì jiè wū jǐ zhè lǐ yǒu shì suǒ hǎn jiàn de hé xié. |