Monks perform religious dance "Aqiangmu" on the 15th day of January in the Tibetan calendar during a prayer at the Qoide Monastery in Gonggar County of Shannan Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 8, 2012. A prayer event was held here Saturday, which is the 15th day of January in the Tibetan calendar, marking the end of the Tibetan new year. Monks here usually perform "Aqiangmu," a religious dance of Tibetan Buddhism, at the prayer. (Xinhua/Chogo)
A monk spreads cooked rice to people on the 15th day of January in the Tibetan calendar during a prayer at the Qoide Monastery in Gonggar County of Shannan Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 8, 2012. A prayer event was held here Saturday, which is the 15th day of January in the Tibetan calendar, marking the end of the Tibetan new year. Monks here usually perform "Aqiangmu," a religious dance of Tibetan Buddhism, at the prayer. (Xinhua/Chogo)
A monk with incense in hand sits at a prayer on the 15th day of January in the Tibetan calendar at the Qoide Monastery in Gonggar County of Shannan Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 8, 2012. A prayer event was held here Saturday, which is the 15th day of January in the Tibetan calendar, marking the end of the Tibetan new year. Monks here usually perform "Aqiangmu," a religious dance of Tibetan Buddhism, at the prayer. (Xinhua/Chogo)
Devotees carry a large scroll painting of Buddha on the 15th day of January in the Tibetan calendar during a prayer at the Qoide Monastery in Gonggar County of Shannan Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 8, 2012. A prayer event was held here Saturday, which is the 15th day of January in the Tibetan calendar, marking the end of the Tibetan new year. Monks here usually perform "Aqiangmu," a religious dance of Tibetan Buddhism, at the prayer. (Xinhua/Chogo)
