“Sunning of the Buddha”

One of the most important Tibetan Buddhist ceremonies, held each year on the 13th day of the first lunar month takes place at the monastery of Labrang. The Thangka – a giant embroidered silk covered painting – is carried down the mountain by 100 lamas (monks) and unrolled for an hour in the sun. For beautiful pictures of this we recommend looking at http://goo.gl/YuOxj and yes there are people standing at the bottom.