On February 27th, Tibetans celebrate New year – also known as Losar Festival – by making offerings at local monasteries, eating, dancing and performing ancient ceremonies which represent the struggle between good and evil.
Gansu, Amdo, Xiahe, Monastery of Labrang Labuleng Si, Losar New Year festival, Display of the giant ThangkaGansu, Amdo, Xiahe, Monastery of Labrang Labuleng Si, Losar New Year festival, Giant Thangka and parasol bearers climbing uphillGansu, Amdo, Xiahe, Monastery of Labrang Labuleng Si, Losar New Year festival, Monks furling the giant ThangkaGansu, Amdo, Xiahe, Monastery of Labrang Labuleng Si, Losar New Year festival, Cham Dances, Black Hat danceGansu, Amdo, Xiahe, Monastery of Labrang Labuleng Si, Losar New Year festival, Cham DanceBuddhist people throwing flour into the air, symbolising the Buddha’s wisdom, during the Losar (Tibetan New Year), Bodhnath, Katmandu, NepalBurning evil at Losar (new year), Tongren, Qinghai, China, Asia
Robert Harding
