Celebrations for traditional Lhasa Shoton Festival begin in Lhasa, SW China
Updated: August 17, 2023 09:30Xinhua
People throw hadas, or silk scarves used by Tibetans to express respect and greetings, at a huge Thangka painting during the "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2023. Celebrations for the traditional Lhasa Shoton (yogurt banquet) Festival began in Lhasa on Wednesday. [Photo/Xinhua]
Monks prepare for the "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
Believers and visitors look at a huge Thangka painting during the "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
Monks carry a huge Thangka painting at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
Monks lift a large yellow curtain on a huge Thangka painting during the "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
This photo taken on Aug. 16, 2023 shows a huge Thangka painting during the "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]
