Chuba
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A chuba, also called a chhupa, is a warm ankle-length unisex robe worn in Tibet and by members of the Tibetan diaspora. It is worn with the left side wrapped over the right and bound around the waist
Elderly pilgrim wearing a chuba, Tsurphu, Tibet
Young woman wearing a decorated chuba
Lobsang Sangay wearing a chuba at a solidarity rally
Lobsang Sangay
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Lobsang Sangay is a Tibetan-American politician in exile who was Kalon Tripa of the Tibetan Administration in India from 2011 to 2012, and Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration in India from 2
Chuba
…off the upper body. It is worn over a shirt and sometimes trousers, and married women wear a colorful apron called a pangdhen on top. Social aspects Lobsang Sangay wearing a chuba at a solidarity rally In the early years of Chinese rule after the annexation of Tibet, traditional clothing was forbidden; items with…
Sangay in 2012
Lobsang Sangay in Vienna, Austria, in 2012.
Lobsang Sangay with Indian Minister of State Mahesh Sharma in 2015.