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Buddhist temple ruins, old Malhé (<i>ma lhas</i>) Village. Part of the old Malhé (<i>ma lhas</i>) Village dispersion. Ruined castle walls. The yüllha (<i>yul lha</i>) of old Malhé (<i>ma lhas</i>), Mé Pabong (<i>mes pha bong</i>). A close-up of a formidably built outer wall. The northern edge of the castle. The cobble remains of the castle. The highly degraded structures of the castle.
The ruined house of an old chieftain, Kharlung (<i>mkhar lung</i>). Ruined Buddhist chöten (<i>mchod rten</i>), old Kharlung (<i>mkhar lung</i>) Village. Cobble rubble and tiny coherent wall segments, old Kharlung (<i>mkhar lung</i>) Village. A portion of the old Kharlung (<i>mkhar lung</i>) Village dispersion. The earthen tumulus of the site. Structural traces are embedded in this earthen tumulus. Residential structures abutting the encircling rampart. The summit structures. Note the prominent stone revetments. Excavated human bones.
A close-up of a summit building. The Buddhist Shangtsé Khar (<i>shang rtse mkhar</i>). Long-abandoned residential caves situated at the foot of the formation. Note the defensive wall on the ledge above the caves. The Buddhist Shangtsé Khar (<i>shang rtse mkhar</i>) and the caves and monastic ruins below. The remains of a cobble wall. The east summit of the site. The west summit of the site. The west summit of the site.
The summit structures. View of the site from the south. The summit palace seen from the monastic complex. The circular blockhouse located a short distance from the main complex. The lower monastic complex and summit palace. The sprawling east side of the site. An adobe-block wall of the structure. The site’s highly eroded interior.

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