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Tibetan Buddhist monks gather at Labrang Monastery in a Tibetan region of northwest China's Gansu province to celebrate Monlam, or "Great Prayer" rituals on March 5, 2015.
Photos: Tibetans celebrate 'Great Prayer'
Tibetan Buddhist monks gather at Labrang Monastery in a Tibetan region of northwest China's Gansu province to celebrate Monlam, or "Great Prayer" rituals on March 5, 2015.
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Monks unfurl their robes during "Great Prayer" rituals on March 5, 2015. Labrang Monastery is one of the six great monasteries of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism and one of the largest outside of the Tibetan Autonomous Region.
Photos: Tibetans celebrate 'Great Prayer'
Monks unfurl their robes during "Great Prayer" rituals on March 5, 2015. Labrang Monastery is one of the six great monasteries of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism and one of the largest outside of the Tibetan Autonomous Region.
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Tibetan Buddhists gather to see the unveiling of a large thangka or cloth painting on March 3, 2015 near Labrang Monastery. Monlam, the most important prayer event for many Tibetans, was banned during the Cultural Revolution in China but is now celebrated in many areas.
Photos: Tibetans celebrate 'Great Prayer'
Tibetan Buddhists gather to see the unveiling of a large thangka or cloth painting on March 3, 2015 near Labrang Monastery. Monlam, the most important prayer event for many Tibetans, was banned during the Cultural Revolution in China but is now celebrated in many areas.
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Tibetan women wait to take part in rituals during Monlam on March 4, 2015.
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Tibetan women wait to take part in rituals during Monlam on March 4, 2015.
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Monks of the Gelug, Tibetan Buddhism's "Yellow Hat" order, arrive for morning prayers on March 3, 2015.
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Monks of the Gelug, Tibetan Buddhism's "Yellow Hat" order, arrive for morning prayers on March 3, 2015.
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Devotees bow to a passing monk on his way to take part in a special prayer during the Monlam rituals on March 5, 2015.
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Devotees bow to a passing monk on his way to take part in a special prayer during the Monlam rituals on March 5, 2015.
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Tibetan Buddhist monks at Labrang Monastery sit on the ground during a special prayer on March 5, 2015.
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Tibetan Buddhist monks at Labrang Monastery sit on the ground during a special prayer on March 5, 2015.
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A Tibetan Buddhist prostrates herself on the ground during a pilgrimage for Monlam on March 3, 2015 at Labrang Monastery.
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A Tibetan Buddhist prostrates herself on the ground during a pilgrimage for Monlam on March 3, 2015 at Labrang Monastery.
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Monks unveil a large thangka -- a painting on silk or cotton -- showing Buddha, on a hillside near Labrang Monastery on March 3, 2015.
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Monks unveil a large thangka -- a painting on silk or cotton -- showing Buddha, on a hillside near Labrang Monastery on March 3, 2015.
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