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Global Vipassana Pagoda in photographs.

5 views from our Mumbai field note. Open any photograph to see it at full size.

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The golden Global Vipassana Pagoda rising above trees, seen across the water
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The pagoda dome framed by a carved wooden doorway, with steps leading up
02
The approach to the Global Vipassana Pagoda through a gilded gate, lined with palms
03
A white stone elephant on the marble terrace, with a golden spire beyond
04
A row of golden shrines with pointed roofs above a flight of steps
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Photo credits
  1. Editorq35 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
  2. Sailko · CC BY 3.0 · Source
  3. Sailko · CC BY 3.0 · Source
  4. Sailko · CC BY 3.0 · Source
  5. Sailko · CC BY 3.0 · Source
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