The Dharma Wheel flanked by two deers (male and female) at the top of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa. Far in the background is the Potala Palace - the winter seat of the Dalai Lama - the spiritual loeader of Tibet.
Tibetan boy on the road somewhere between Shigatse and Lhasa.
Tibetan monks and their prayer wheels. Lhasa.
Young Tibetan lighting yak butter lamps in the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
Tired Tibetan pilgrim asleep under the prayer flags on Barkhor Square in Lhasa.
A glimpse from the dark interior of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa into the open courtyard surrounded by hundreds of yak butter lamps.
Tibetan woman dressed her best in front of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
A valley with lush greenery during a short Tibetan summer somewhere on the way from Shigatse to Lhasa.
A collection of decorative elements on top of the roofs of the Sera Monastery complex near Lhasa.
General view of the Drepung Monastery near Lhasa - one of the most reputed centers for learning and practicing Tibetan Buddhism.
Tibetan woman selling necklases made of coral and turquoises. Lhasa.
Mosaic-like fields in the central Tibetan Plateau between Shigatse and Lhasa.
Tibetan monks and pilgrims behind the rows of yak butter lamps in the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
The Jawo Sakyamuni Buddha statue brought from China by Princess Wencheng, Jokhang Temple, Lhasa.
The statue of Buddha Maitreya. Jokhang Temple, Lhasa.
Padmasambhava Statue in the Jokhang Temple, Lhasa
The statue of Buddha Maitreya. Jokhang Temple, Lhasa.
Potala Palace seen from the roof level of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
Mythical dragon decorating the corner of one of the roofs of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
Potala Palace seen from the roof level of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa with the Wheel of Dharma and two deers in the foreground.
A stand selling religious accessories for pilgrims at the Barkhor Square at the front of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
Bargaining with the street sellers of Tibetan handicrafts. Lhasa.
Typically Tibetan house in evening light. Lhasa.
The main facade of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa - the most sacred and important temple in Tibet.
Tibetan houses in the old centre of Lhasa.
Tibetan children waving at the passing bus somewhere on the way between Shigatse and Lhasa.
Young Tibetan women working in the field somewhere between Shigatse and Lhasa.
Mother and her son walking along the road from Shigatse to Lhasa.
Rock painting on a rock next to the Sera Monastery near Lhasa.
Wheel of Dharma and two deers over the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa seen above the roofs of Tibetan houses in the old centre of Lhasa.
Decorations of the roofs of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa seen above the roofs of Tibetan houses in the old centre of Lhasa.
Chinese flag among the typically Tibetan houses in the old part of Lhasa.
Rural scenery of the central Tibetan Plateau between Shighatse and Lhasa.
One of the many halls of the Potala Palace in Lhasa.
An internal courtyard in the Potala Palace in Lhasa.
Potala Palace seen from the bottom of the access walkway. Lhasa.
Potala Palace. Lhasa.
Fragment of the external wall of the Potala Palace in Lhasa.
Potala Palace in Lhasa.
Detail of the top of the roof of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
Lion-like creature decorating a corner on the cornice of the Potala Palace in Lhasa.
Top level of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
On the upper level of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
Young monk on the upper level of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
A monk from one of the monasteries near Lhasa doing laundry.
Tibetan man in front of his house in Lhasa.
Typical window of the Tibetan house with the majestic silhouette of the Potala Palace at the background. Lhasa.
Typical window of the Tibetan house. Lhasa
Entrance to the Potala Palace from one of the inner courtyards of the Palace. Lhasa.
Stately walls of the Potala Palace in Lhasa.
Row of the windows in the lower part of the Potala Palace in Lhasa.
Windows in the lower part of the Potala Palace in Lhasa.
Potala Palace seen from the street level. Lhasa.
Tibetan man driving a horse cart in front of the Chinese propaganda poster showing a happy family with one child. Lhasa.
Tibetan women in festive dresses in front of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
Elderly Tibetan woman on Barkhor street in Lhasa.
Tibetan family on the road somewhere between Shigatse and Lhasa.
Tibetan women working in the field near the road between Shigatse and Lhasa.
Monks from the Sera Monastery near Lhasa doing laundry.
Young girls building a road somewhere between Shigatse and Lhasa.
A monk from the Sera or Ganden Monastery near Lhasa.
Tibetan pilgrims praying in the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
Tibetans praying in front of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
Tibetans praying in front of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
In the arcades of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
Human remains found near the location of the "sky burial" in the vicinity of the Sera Monastery near Lhasa. During this ritual the body is left at the rock to be eaten by vultures.
One of the many holy statues of Buddha in the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
A monk praying in the arcades of a courtyard in the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
Neverending lines of yak-butter lamps lit by the faithful Tibetans in the cloisters of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
Tibetan pilgrim lighting a candle in Jokhgang temple in Lhasa.
Dark interior of the Jokhang temple lit only by the candles creates an unforgettable, mistic atmosphere. Lhasa.
Inside the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
Inside the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
Tibetan pilgrims are performing various rituals along their way through the maze of shirnes and holy statues inside the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
Tibetan with his child. Jokhang Temple, Lhasa.
One of many giaant Buddha statues in Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
Tibetan woman in her traditional dress. Lhasa.
Tibetan boy with his little brother on the road between Shigatse and Lhasa.
Scenery along the road between Shigatse and Lhasa.
This black rock is a place of "sky burial" - a funerl ritual, when the body is placed outside in the open space to be consumed by vultures. Sera Monastery near Lhasa.
The austere scenery of the Tibetan Platau between Shigatse and Lhasa is sometimes enllivened with tiny hamlets surrounded by fields.
Tibetan monks rolling prayer wheels. Lhasa.
Tibetan monks having salty tea with yak butter in the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
Tibetan women selling herbs on Barkhor square in front of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
Tibetan pilgrims sitting around the Barkhor square with the front facade of the Jokhang Temple seen at the background. Lhasa.
Painted detail of the wooden pillar and beam in the Potala Palace in Lhasa.
Tibetan house with external walls covered with dung for thermal insulation. Somewhere between Shigatse and Lhasa.