G I A N T T H A N G K A S
Prior to the Communist invasion of Tibet in 1959 large thangkas were traditionally hung on the outside of monastery walls for ceremonial celebrations. In recent years the production of these large thangkas has slowly begun to be revived due to the help of Western artists, such as Swiss thangka painter Peter Iselli and his assistants.
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Large Applique Thangka
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![Tshechu Festival with Large Thangka](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d65c6ed7e0ce00001fbd195/1579573466917-EQJ6SK1E1GK82F99TVQE/Tshechu-+big++thangka+2016+copy.jpg)
Tshechu Festival with Large Thangka
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![Giant Thangka](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d65c6ed7e0ce00001fbd195/1587623057962-QKCVP2KKJHK6IWUQ2V7V/tibetan-buddhist-monks-labrang-monastery+.jpg)
Giant Thangka
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![Giant Thangka](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d65c6ed7e0ce00001fbd195/1587675192753-L9QQ6WNCXT1736R8J32M/Central%2BTibetan%2Bgiant%2BThangka.jpg)
Giant Thangka
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![Giant Thangka](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d65c6ed7e0ce00001fbd195/1587622952499-U1HJEH6TFFDE2GIP97OO/monlam-labrang-3.jpg)
Giant Thangka
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![Giant Thangka](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d65c6ed7e0ce00001fbd195/1587677338319-KADXT5ZG5TO4N4OKU1B1/sera_thangka_suspendu.jpg)
Giant Thangka
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![Giant Thangka](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d65c6ed7e0ce00001fbd195/1587677551706-K5819AC74Q29IO1QM1AK/Giant%2Bthangkas%2Bin%2BTibet.jpg)
Giant Thangka
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![Big Applique](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d65c6ed7e0ce00001fbd195/1587677968376-4TDZN0GOKWX8MV3RM4GK/Big%2Bapplique%2BTibet%2Bcopy.jpg)
Big Applique
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![Large Scale 21 Taras Thangka](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d65c6ed7e0ce00001fbd195/1579572904135-0FYUZ22JFD3P5RTIWB09/tara-thangka-great-stupa-201805.jpg)
Large Scale 21 Taras Thangka
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![Red Padmapani Thangka](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d65c6ed7e0ce00001fbd195/1587678272239-V7ONVMQXSJDUV0SPE8HY/Tibetan%2BMonastery%2Bthangka.jpg)
Red Padmapani Thangka
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![Giant Thangka with Monks](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d65c6ed7e0ce00001fbd195/1587678954696-3VEKLPO9AGFNEIFY083Z/gyantse_thangka_sakyamuni.jpg)
Giant Thangka with Monks
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![Giant Thangka on Wall](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d65c6ed7e0ce00001fbd195/1587679514995-68O29VZILLOZL94L9QHH/Giant.Thangka.Tibet.33.jpg)
Giant Thangka on Wall
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![Potala Palace with Giant Thangka](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d65c6ed7e0ce00001fbd195/1587680056958-6QLTQ12X9BCXKDAZD09Q/potala_thangkas.jpg)
Potala Palace with Giant Thangka
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![Mural Depicting Potala Palace with Giant Thangka Paintings](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d65c6ed7e0ce00001fbd195/1587680043177-UPM2HUP0GOMKKCA4AU4T/potala_mural_with_thangkas.jpg)
Mural Depicting Potala Palace with Giant Thangka Paintings
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![Giant Thangka at Drepung Monastery](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d65c6ed7e0ce00001fbd195/1587680648078-WXNVLBABVCO4J46PSDZT/drepung-monastery-.with.giant.thangka2.jpg)
Giant Thangka at Drepung Monastery
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![Carrying a Huge Applique Thangka](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d65c6ed7e0ce00001fbd195/1600202225442-DSHBJOE7AO4CH9AGFRCI/Carrying+a+huge+applique+thangka_edited-1.jpg)
Carrying a Huge Applique Thangka
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![Giant Thanka](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d65c6ed7e0ce00001fbd195/1587681663417-RBDDM7QC67S92KNSU48R/Giant%2Bthangkas%2B-%2BTibet.jpg)
Giant Thanka
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![Giant Thangka](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d65c6ed7e0ce00001fbd195/1600202227702-N0IP5JNW4CFHJ5J2IZV0/Drepung+Monastery+Tibet.jpg)
Giant Thangka
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![Guru Rinpoche Banner Applique on Guru's Birthday](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d65c6ed7e0ce00001fbd195/1593723347074-KU5O9Y22J2NRMBJZF8KV/Guru%2BRin%2BBanner%2BApplique%2C%2BGuru%27s%2BBday%2B-%2BThimpu%2C%2BBhutan%2B20C%2B-%2BE.jpg)
Guru Rinpoche Banner Applique on Guru's Birthday
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![Sewing a Giant Applique Thangka](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d65c6ed7e0ce00001fbd195/1587681847741-XNAZ5HVY1LJE13Z12GVY/Making%2Bgiant%2Bthangka.jpg)
Sewing a Giant Applique Thangka
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![Peter Iseli with his 49 ft. Green Tara Thangka](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d65c6ed7e0ce00001fbd195/1579572904993-OEIPJ9N87N0G4PPR604P/Peter+Iseli%2C+49+ft.+Tara++.jpg)
Peter Iseli with his 49 ft. Green Tara Thangka
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![Large Scale 21 Taras Thangka](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d65c6ed7e0ce00001fbd195/1579572887466-1NET33R3LDJN3HDIB67G/Peter.Iseli.48fthigh21taras.jpg)
Large Scale 21 Taras Thangka
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![Peter Isili and his Giant 21 Taras Thangka](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d65c6ed7e0ce00001fbd195/1579572890806-XMFDDTIS1GKIONIRT5V0/peter-isili-early-stages+of+Giant+21+taras.png)
Peter Isili and his Giant 21 Taras Thangka