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"They offer abundant references to study Tibetan history and society."
"We were hesitant whether to repair the frescoes left by ancestors at the very beginning," Ngakwang Chozen, a high-ranking lama and deputy head of the administration committee of Drepung Monastery, said.
"However, these frescoes with Buddhist deities have crucial positions in pilgrims' hearts," he added. "If they are not in good conditions, people will be sad. So, it's better to make them bright again."