The shrines are often little more than a carved niche in a rock, with colourful prayer flags tied to nearby trees.

这些所谓圣坛有时不过是岩石上凿出来的壁龛，再加上附近树上捆着的有祈祷语的彩色旗幡。

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Small prayer halls or shrines are virtually universal in the homes of believers, and pilgrims coming to Lhasa number well over one million each year.

信教者家中几乎都设有小经堂或佛龛，每年到拉萨朝佛敬香的信教群众达百万人以上。

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These shrines have long been a focus of devotion and prayer, but hardline Islamists have decided that worship at them is un-Islamic.

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