Travels, Life In Albany, 2012

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We had an opportunity to purchase and light butter lamps with our prayers. Then we were invited to proceed through the entrance to the shrine on the left (below).	=0=
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We went into the cave from there up the steps to a room with an image of Buddha built into the cave. We chanted some prayers (video) and left our katas, offerings, and prayers as shown by Lamala below.	=0=
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There was another shrine further in the cave. There is only one monk at the shrine and several nuns (so is it a monastery or a nunnery). The nuns served us tea and also showed us another cave with a shrine.	=0=
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