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Tengboche Monastery and Kongde Ri

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Morning view in western direction to the important Buddhist monastery of Tengboche, dating back to 1923 and rebuilt after the earthquake of 1934 and a fire in 1989. Kongde Ri (6187 m) appears in the central background of the photograph.