Human remains at a Tibetan sky burial site in the mountains of Langmusi in China's Gansu province.

Human remains at a Tibetan sky burial site in the mountains of Langmusi in China's Gansu province. Stock Photo
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Thomas Lehne/ lotuseaters / Alamy Stock Photo

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AYMXYT

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56.7 MB (3.9 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

3648 x 5435 px | 30.9 x 46 cm | 12.2 x 18.1 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

26 July 2006

Location:

Langmusi, Gansu Province, China

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Human remains at a Tibetan sky burial site near Dachang Lamo Kerti monastery in the mountains of Langmusi on the border of China's Sichuan and Gansu provinces. The ancient practice of ritual dissection and feeding of the corpse to the vultures is again tolerated by the Chinese government.