Just in front of the Utse is this large open courtyard. All arriving buses pull up here in a cloud of dust, while masses of pilgrims bustle around, coming, going and praying. The tall poles in the center of the courtyard are a part of every monastery we went to, but I do not know what the significance is. They are always layered in prayer flags and topped with yak hide. These poles are joined by a huge incense burner, kept full of smoking juniper boughs all day long.
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