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THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 



PRAYER-EEAGS SET UP NEAR THE) GRAVE OE A PROMINENT TIBETAN 



As the tinkling temple bells of Mandalay direct one's thoughts to unseen forces, so the 

 Tibetan prayer-flags flutter in the wind, which bloweth where it listeth and is seldom still 

 (see page 309). 



Photographs by Dr. A. L,. Shelton 



WHERE PRAYERS ENCOMPASS THE EARTH 



In Tibet, the land of mechanical prayer, the winds and waters are utilized in seeking the 

 favor of gods and devils. Huge piles of stones, each inscribed with a prayer, parallel the 

 trails and dot the landscape (see text, pages 309 and 312). 



