Monks exorcise ghosts ahead of Tibetan New Year
Tuesday, 21 February 2012 13:20
The traditional Tibetan Buddhist ceremony, attended by hundreds of people in Yonghe Lama Temple, was held to symbolically drive away evil spirits, honour the Buddha and usher in the Tibetan New Year.
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