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will meet traders from Kulu, Lahoul, Nepal, and 

 all the surrounding parts a strange medley, knit 

 together by a strange creed. 



Passing on from here, they will continue their 

 journey towards the rising sun, through the land 

 " where there is gold," leaving the sacred moun- 

 tains of Kailas, the mystic sources of Indus and 

 Brahmaputra, and the famous lakes of Mansarowar, 

 on their right hand, and so on to the great monas- 

 tery of the yellow lamas at Tashi Lunpo. Here 

 they will rest for a while and present their offer- 

 ings to the Panchen Kimpoche, the head of the 

 Gelugpa sect. They will then enter on the final 

 stage of their journey, and three months after 

 passing through the gates of Leh, will enter the 

 holy city of Lhassa. 



