December 3, 2009

Friends having fun at Barkhor Square, Lhasa, Tibet

Locations: Barkhor Square, Lhasa, Tibet, China (29° 39′ 11″ N, 91° 7′ 53″ E)
Date: 19 May 2005; 6.35pm
Camera: EOS 300D with kit lens

Lhasa is a major pilgrimage destination for devout Tibetan Buddhists. Two of the sites stand out as some of the holiest in their religion- the Potala Palace and Monastery. There are virtually thousands of pilgrims and tourists from all over China visiting these places every day, for various reasons. The Tibetans will come to pray, pay respect and circumambulate at these places while tourists come to see, take photos, be amaze and so on. Barkhor Square where the Jokhang Monastery is located is one of the busiest spot in Lhasa at any day. All sorts of people mill around the square and the atmosphere is positively one of joyousness, especially among the pilgrims who have spend many years planning and relatively big amount of money to come here. Even the kids will not always remember this experience.

3 comments:

fufu said...

awesome!! looking at their smiles... so innocent =p

workhard said...

Very nice picture!!! And u have a wonderful travel blog!!!!!!

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P said...

Fabulous photos on the site! I love the colors and perspectives. You're lucky to have traveled to so many places.

I'm still learning photography, so if you get a minute, I'd love it if you checked out my photoblog and gave me some feedback:
http://tibetanportraits.com

(My other blog is http://tibettravelblog.com if you're interested in that as well)