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Gates of Ivolginsky Datsan

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Gates of Ivolginsky Datsan

Gates of Ivolginsky Datsan

The further East you go, the more Buddhism you see. The Datsan was, for a time, the only one in all of the USSR. Beyond this gate is the empty plains and mountains of Buryatia.

This image was scanned from film.

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EXIF Data

Capture Date18 May 2005
Camera ModelMinolta X-370
LensSoligor 28-80mm 1:3.5 Macro
ISO400

Location

Taken in Ivolginskiy Datsan, Buryatia, Russia

...Far! ...(pant pant pant)... Near...
  • Near
  • (Pant,pant)
  • Far!