brightly coloured statues of tibetan deities inside the buddhist kumbum chorten in gyantse in the pelkor chode monastery

altar architecture art asia autonomous brightly buddha buddhism buddhist building carnival carving china chode chorten clothing coloured deities destination festival gompa gyantse heritage himalaya himalayan holy inside kumbum landmark lhasa monastery monk monks monument mountain mythology pagoda pelkor person pilgrim pilgrimage pray prayer region religion religious sacred shigatse shrine spirituality statue statues stupa temple tibet tibetan tourism tradition travel