Lhasa for Losar
March 10th 2006 As a symbol of good fortune for the New Year. Tibetans fill a colorful wooden box with grain, tsampa (roasted barely flour), wheat stalks and other decorations. The Tibetan New Year, or Losar, is mainly a time for visiting temples, family and friends.
Outside the Jokhang, hawkers are selling red helium balloons with prayer flags attached to them, a hybrid of Chinese and Tibetan colors and form
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