Monks of Dungkar goenpa in Khar, Pemagatshel wait for the rain every summer.

The goenpa has an acute shortage of drinking water and for the monks rainwater is only source in summer. They started storing water in jerry canes and other containers after their main water source, located about a kilometre away from Goenpa dries up in winter.

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