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10 feet
immense length
Resting on saw-horses
Maybe 10 and 20. Some 4
small boys were beating
large drums + the old
monks were singing +
clapping cymbals, The din
was terrific from this large
battery + the result
discordant. One of the
Temples nearby is famous for
a giant standing Buddha some
80 feet high, In his left a Lama
offers you a lighted taper with
which to light a candle sealed to
Buddha + which will give you
good fortune. In another
Temple there shown a series of
Obscene Buddhas standing over
prostrate women which and in
the act of copulating with
various animals such as foxes,
pigs, dogs etc. These figures
are depicted in silk garments
which are reserved for men only.