Peapix

  • Bing Gallery
  • Extension
Peapix
Bing Gallery
Extension
  • Australia
    All
    Australia Canada China Germany France India Japan Spain United Kingdom United States Italy Brazil

Bing Gallery

Australia Canada China Germany France India Japan Spain United Kingdom United States Italy Brazil
  1. Bing Gallery
  2. Australia
  3. 2020
  4. February 23
  5. Pilgrims throwing wind horses into the air above Ganden Monastery for the New Year in Tibet, China
arrow_back_ios arrow_forward_ios Pilgrims throwing wind horses into the air above Ganden Monastery for the New Year in Tibet, China

February 23, 2020

Pilgrims throwing wind horses into the air above Ganden Monastery for the New Year in Tibet, China

© Ian Cumming/plainpictur

Wind horses carry wishes for a new year

For the first day of Losar, or the Tibetan New Year, we're paying a visit to these Buddhist pilgrims at the Ganden Monastery in Lhasa, Tibet. Losar is celebrated for 15 days, but most events occur in the first three days. They include wishing family members a prosperous year, praying at monasteries or temples, exchanging gifts, burning incense, chanting, wrestling, horse racing, and more. Celebrations for the new year end with Chotrul Duchen, or the Butter Lamp Festival. The pilgrims in today's image are releasing prayer flags called 'wind horses' or lungtas, a ritual they perform during Losar and during the rest of the year as well. Upon releasing the prayer flags, the pilgrims ask the mountain deity to 'increase their fortune like the galloping of a horse and expand their prosperity like the boiling over of milk'.

sky outdoor person balloon

Related Images

Ludwig van Beethoven sculptures and monument at the Münsterplatz, Bonn, GermanyLudwig van Beethoven sculptures and monument at the Münsterplatz, Bonn, Germany
Bletchley Park bombe code cracking decryption machine, United KingdomBletchley Park bombe code cracking decryption machine, United Kingdom
The interior of the Abu Simbel Great Temple in EgyptThe interior of the Abu Simbel Great Temple in Egypt
Stars reflecting in Totensee, a mountain lake at Grimsel Pass, Kanton Bern, SwitzerlandStars reflecting in Totensee, a mountain lake at Grimsel Pass, Kanton Bern, Switzerland
The flooded crypt at Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire, EnglandThe flooded crypt at Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire, England
An ANZAC Soldier statue in the evening lightAn ANZAC Soldier statue in the evening light
Giant puppets for Carnival in Olinda, BrazilGiant puppets for Carnival in Olinda, Brazil
Painted bollards by Jan Mitchell along the Geelong waterfront precinctPainted bollards by Jan Mitchell along the Geelong waterfront precinct

Today on Bing

Cypress tree tunnel, Point Reyes National Seashore, California, USA

Cypress tree tunnel, Point Reyes National Seashore, California, USA

Feb 23, 2022
Dalmatian pelicans on ice, Lake Kerkini, Greece

Dalmatian pelicans on ice, Lake Kerkini, Greece

Feb 23, 2021
Old Town of Tallinn, Estonia

Old Town of Tallinn, Estonia

Feb 23, 2019
A red fox on the Swiss side of the Jura Mountain range

A red fox on the Swiss side of the Jura Mountain range

Feb 23, 2018
The abandoned village of Houtouwan on Shengshan Island, China

The abandoned village of Houtouwan on Shengshan Island, China

Feb 23, 2017
A pygmy seahorse hiding in a sea fan

A pygmy seahorse hiding in a sea fan

Feb 23, 2016

Related Tags

person outdoor sky statue sculpture nature water man birthday cake food dessert baked goods different cake many wooden shelf wire several chocolate
Share photo
Share
Pin
Tweet
Line
Download 1920x1080
  • © 2022 Peapix.com
  • API
  • App
  • Privacy
The images are provided for wallpaper use only.