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The Unseen Hand Behind the Sacred Image Walk into any Himalayan monastery gift shop or a high-end gallery in Manhattan, and you will see them: thangkas glowing with ultramarine skies, gold-leafed deities staring out from silk brocade. Tourists snap
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