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Happy Losar! Tibetan New Year
Happy 2140, the year of the snake! Though Losar, like Chinese New Year, is generally an occasion for festivities, things for Tibetans are a little different this year. For the fifth year in a row, Lobsang Sangay, the exiled prime … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Festival, Labrang, Losar, Michael Yamashita, Monks, Photography, Tibet
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THE STORY BEHIND THE PICTURE
The Story Behind The Picture Sea of Monks I was in Xiahe, in China’s Gansu province, shooting the Tibetan New Year celebrations at Labrang Monastery, the largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery outside of Tibet proper. The monks there were gathering for … Continue reading