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In this photograph taken on June 15, 2016, Nepalese artist Tsewang Jigme looks up during an interview with AFP in Lo Manthang in Upper Mustang. Deep in the heart of a medieval monastery in Nepal's remote Upper Mustang region, the battle to restore sacred murals and preserve traditional Tibetan Buddhist culture is in full swing. / AFP / PRAKASH MATHEMA / To go with 'Nepal-Tibet-Buddhism-Architecture-Painting' FEATURE by Ammu Kannampilly (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images)

In this photograph taken on June 15, 2016, Nepalese artist Tsewang Jigme looks up during an interview with AFP in Lo Manthang in Upper Mustang.
Deep in the heart of a medieval monastery in Nepal's remote Upper Mustang region, the battle to restore sacred murals and preserve traditional Tibetan Buddhist culture is in full swing. / AFP / PRAKASH MATHEMA / To go with 'Nepal-Tibet-Buddhism-Architecture-Painting' FEATURE by Ammu Kannampilly        (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images)