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A seated crowd facing a brightly decorated shrine filled with flowers and ritual offerings — Shar Minub Institute, Kathmandu, Nepal — July 2014 — Shamar Rinpoche - Shar Minub — photograph by Tokpa Korlo

Pink-robed figures seated with palms joined beside low prayer tables — Shar Minub Institute, Kathmandu, Nepal — July 2014 — Shamar Rinpoche - Shar Minub — photograph by Tokpa Korlo

A bespectacled robed figure seated at a table of ritual objects in warm window light — Shar Minub Institute, Kathmandu, Nepal — July 2014 — Shamar Rinpoche - Shar Minub — photograph by Tokpa Korlo

Rows of maroon-robed readers seated along a red-carpeted aisle — Shar Minub Institute, Kathmandu, Nepal — July 2014 — Shamar Rinpoche - Shar Minub — photograph by Tokpa Korlo

A visitor seated with palms joined among a gathering in the shrine room — Shar Minub Institute, Kathmandu, Nepal — July 2014 — Shamar Rinpoche - Shar Minub — photograph by Tokpa Korlo

It is nothing short of incredible and inspirational to see the enormous effort and dedication of the activity happening in Shar Minub.

SHAR MINUB INSTITUTE, KATHMANDU, NEPAL · JULY 20, 2014

Shamar Rinpoche - Shar Minub

Preparations continue day and night, puja all day, as more arrive to pay their respects, offer their support, and make prayers and wishes that Rinpoche's last rite will be carried out here, as he wanted.

For Dhagpo Kagyu Ling and www.shamarpa.org

Expansive valley cityscape framed by dark hills and dramatic sky — Shar Minub Institute, Kathmandu, Nepal — July 2014 — Shamar Rinpoche - Shar Minub — photograph by Tokpa Korlo

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