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dealing yartsa gunbu(caterpillar fungus) traders, alongside a vegetable market. Many
women here wear black-velvet headscarfs, characteristic of the Línxià region of China's
Gānsù province.
As you face the mosque, turn right and head southwest past Muslim tea stalls and
butcher shops, branching along part of the Lingkhor pilgrim circuit to the yellow walls of
Continue past a second mosque to the
b
LLho R
akhang, one of four chapels
surrounding the Jokhang at cardinal points. The lovely chapel, squeezed by modern con-
struction and ignored by tourists, has a central statue of Tsepame (Amitayus) flanked by
the four main bodhisattvas and its own inner kora. Monks from Ganden Monastery look
after the site.
A
c
prayer-wh
o Riigsum Lh
um Lhakh
el shop across the road offers the ultimate selection of prayer-wheel
accessories; perfect for the pilgrim who has everything. Next door is a prayer-flag shop,
should you want to pick up a string to leave at an upcoming pass crossing. If you are in
need of refreshment, the pleasant garden restaurant of the Trichang Labrang Hotel is just
100m to the west.
Take a right here headed north and then a right, then a left. At the junction you can see
the
d
Raabsel T
-wheel sh
nkhang, a small temple affiliated to Sera Monastery and featuring that
monastery's local protector, Tashi Lhamo.
The alley north takes you to the southeast corner of the Barkhor circuit, where you can
continue clockwise to Barkhor Sq.
el Tsenkh
Sights
