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Invaluable Butter

Butter lamps. Butter is used as fuel in the Trans Himalayas. Credit: Matjaz Vrecko Butter lamps. Butter is used as fuel in the Trans Himalayas.

Credit: Matjaz Vrecko

Enjoying butter tea

Credit: Matjaz Vrecko
Enjoying butter tea. Credit: Matjaz Vrecko

Making yak butter. Credit: Matjaz Vrecko Making yak butter

Credit: Matjaz Vrecko

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