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![[Lamas playing cymbals during New Year's ceremony, Gangtok, Sikkim]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1969/01/01/lamas-playing-cymbals-during-new-years-ceremony-gangtok-sikkim-1024.jpg)
[Lamas playing cymbals during New Year's ceremony, Gangtok, Sikkim]
Date
01/01/1969
Contributors
Kandell, Alice S., photographer
Location
Gangtok (India), 27.33333, 21.47694
Source
Library of Congress
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