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Tengboche Monastery in the Himalayan Mountains, Nepal© Kyle Hammons/Tandem Stills + Motion
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Dec 11, 2019
In the Himalayas for International Mountain Day
© Kyle Hammons/Tandem Stills + Motion
The steep, angular summit of Ama Dablam rises behind Tengboche Monastery, a Tibetan Buddhist site resting at over 12,000 feet. Ama Dablam means 'mother's necklace': Its swooping shape is thought to evoke a mother cradling a child, and a dangling glacier on its southwest face is believed to resemble the religious pendants many Sherpa women wear. Situated in the nearby Khumbu Valley, Tengboche Monastery is a stop on the Sacred Sites Trail Project, a self-guided trek through holy places that dot Nepal's Sagarmatha National Park.
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