Date: 1964-06
Location: Pokhara, Kaski
Description: Tibetan refugee from the Amdo region of Tibet making prayer flags. They are made with the prayers carved on the woodblock. The prayer flag cloth is placed on the print platform in front of the man and pressed with the inked woodblock. The flag colors (white, red, blue, green, yellow) represent the five basic elements. The location is the Tibetan Refugee Camp in Hyangja, three kilometers north of Pokhara's upper bazaar. This is now the location of the Tashi Palkhel Tibetan Refugee Settlement.
