Figure 15. The Meru Nyingpa Dukhang. The four columns in the center of the photo support the raised ceiling and are more than twice the height of the lower columns to the sides. The central area is brightly lit by the clerestory windows on the south side of the raised ceiling. Note the murals on the walls of the raised ceiling. In the center of the photo to the back of the room are the double doors of the Inner Chapel. The central area at the bottom of the photo is where the Nechung monks sit and chant. Photograph by the author 2004.