Photos: Gaden Shartse Tibetan monks perform mountain blessing on Aspen Mountain

• The Gaden Shartse monks of Tibet perform a mountain blessing inside the Sundeck on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, atop Aspen Mountain. The monks have long been a summer mainstay in Aspen, and Wednesday’s event — moved indoors because of the rain — was meant to cap off this year’s stay. For more on the monks, visit http://www.aspentibet.com. Photo by Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times.
  

  

• The Gaden Shartse monks of Tibet perform a mountain blessing inside the Sundeck on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, atop Aspen Mountain. The monks have long been a summer mainstay in Aspen, and Wednesday’s event — moved indoors because of the rain — was meant to cap off this year’s stay. For more on the monks, visit http://www.aspentibet.com. Photo by Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times.
  

  

• The Gaden Shartse monks of Tibet perform a mountain blessing inside the Sundeck on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, atop Aspen Mountain. The monks have long been a summer mainstay in Aspen, and Wednesday’s event — moved indoors because of the rain — was meant to cap off this year’s stay. For more on the monks, visit http://www.aspentibet.com. Photo by Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times.
  

  

• The Gaden Shartse monks of Tibet perform a mountain blessing inside the Sundeck on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, atop Aspen Mountain. The monks have long been a summer mainstay in Aspen, and Wednesday’s event — moved indoors because of the rain — was meant to cap off this year’s stay. For more on the monks, visit http://www.aspentibet.com. Photo by Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times.
  

  

• The Gaden Shartse monks of Tibet perform a mountain blessing inside the Sundeck on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, atop Aspen Mountain. The monks have long been a summer mainstay in Aspen, and Wednesday’s event — moved indoors because of the rain — was meant to cap off this year’s stay. For more on the monks, visit http://www.aspentibet.com. Photo by Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times.
  

  

• The Gaden Shartse monks of Tibet perform a mountain blessing inside the Sundeck on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, atop Aspen Mountain. The monks have long been a summer mainstay in Aspen, and Wednesday’s event — moved indoors because of the rain — was meant to cap off this year’s stay. For more on the monks, visit http://www.aspentibet.com. Photo by Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times.
  

  

• The Gaden Shartse monks of Tibet perform a mountain blessing inside the Sundeck on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, atop Aspen Mountain. The monks have long been a summer mainstay in Aspen, and Wednesday’s event — moved indoors because of the rain — was meant to cap off this year’s stay. For more on the monks, visit http://www.aspentibet.com. Photo by Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times.
  

  

• The Gaden Shartse monks of Tibet perform a mountain blessing inside the Sundeck on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, atop Aspen Mountain. The monks have long been a summer mainstay in Aspen, and Wednesday’s event — moved indoors because of the rain — was meant to cap off this year’s stay. For more on the monks, visit http://www.aspentibet.com. Photo by Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times.
  

  

• The Gaden Shartse monks of Tibet perform a mountain blessing inside the Sundeck on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, atop Aspen Mountain. The monks have long been a summer mainstay in Aspen, and Wednesday’s event — moved indoors because of the rain — was meant to cap off this year’s stay. For more on the monks, visit http://www.aspentibet.com. Photo by Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times.
  

  

• The Gaden Shartse monks of Tibet perform a mountain blessing inside the Sundeck on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, atop Aspen Mountain. The monks have long been a summer mainstay in Aspen, and Wednesday’s event — moved indoors because of the rain — was meant to cap off this year’s stay. For more on the monks, visit http://www.aspentibet.com. Photo by Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times.
  

  

• The Gaden Shartse monks of Tibet perform a mountain blessing inside the Sundeck on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, atop Aspen Mountain. The monks have long been a summer mainstay in Aspen, and Wednesday’s event — moved indoors because of the rain — was meant to cap off this year’s stay. For more on the monks, visit http://www.aspentibet.com. Photo by Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times.
  

  

• The Gaden Shartse monks of Tibet perform a mountain blessing inside the Sundeck on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, atop Aspen Mountain. The monks have long been a summer mainstay in Aspen, and Wednesday’s event — moved indoors because of the rain — was meant to cap off this year’s stay. For more on the monks, visit http://www.aspentibet.com. Photo by Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times.
  

  

• The Gaden Shartse monks of Tibet perform a mountain blessing inside the Sundeck on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, atop Aspen Mountain. The monks have long been a summer mainstay in Aspen, and Wednesday’s event — moved indoors because of the rain — was meant to cap off this year’s stay. For more on the monks, visit http://www.aspentibet.com. Photo by Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times.
  

  

• The Gaden Shartse monks of Tibet perform a mountain blessing inside the Sundeck on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, atop Aspen Mountain. The monks have long been a summer mainstay in Aspen, and Wednesday’s event — moved indoors because of the rain — was meant to cap off this year’s stay. For more on the monks, visit http://www.aspentibet.com. Photo by Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times.
  

  

• The Gaden Shartse monks of Tibet sell goods prior to a mountain blessing inside the Sundeck on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, atop Aspen Mountain. The monks have long been a summer mainstay in Aspen, and Wednesday’s event — moved indoors because of the rain — was meant to cap off this year’s stay. For more on the monks, visit http://www.aspentibet.com. Photo by Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times.
  

  

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