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Tibetan Prayer Room

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Tibetan Food

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Tibetan Traditional Dresses

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Tibetan Ornaments

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staple Tibetan food (made of tsampa)

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hexagonal gold or silver box engraved with precious minerals worn by Tibetan

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language spoken in Do-mey (Amdo)Province

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language spoken in Do-toe (Kham) Province

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language spoken in U-Tsang Province

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