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Tibetan Buddhist monk Pema Wangden participates in the opening ceremony of the Heart Shrine Relic Tour at the Drepung Loseling Monastery in Atlanta on Friday, Nov. 21, 2008. The relics are pearl-like crystals found among the cremation ashes of the Buddha.
