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The Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1949 drove many Tibetans across the border to Nepal.
The Stupa at Bodhnath, a Tibetan center in Kathmandu, is adorned with prayer flags to celebrate the Tibetan New Year.
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Nawang Tenzing, the lama at the Gomba (monastery) in Tingboche - in the Solu Khumbu region of the Himalaya - participates in a prayer ceremony.
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