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A huge Thangka painting is displayed on hillsides during a traditional "sunning the Buddha" ceremony at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Lin)
Traditional Shoton Festival, or Yogurt Festival is marked in Lhasa on Wednesday. Shoton Festival, which literally means "yogurt banquet festival," is one of the most important festivals for Tibetans.
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A huge Thangka painting is displayed on hillsides during a traditional "sunning the Buddha" ceremony at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Lin)
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A huge Thangka painting is displayed on hillsides during a traditional "sunning the Buddha" ceremony at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Lin)
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Tibetan monks carry a giant Thangka painting during a traditional "sunning the Buddha" ceremony at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Lin)
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Tibetan monks unfold a giant Thangka painting on hillsides during a traditional "sunning the Buddha" ceremony at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Lin)
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Tibetan monks carry a giant Thangka painting during a traditional "sunning the Buddha" ceremony at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Lin)
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Tibetan monks prepare to celebrate the traditional Shoton Festival, or Yogurt Festival at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Lin)
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Tibetan monks carry a giant Thangka painting during a traditional "sunning the Buddha" ceremony at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Lin)
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Tibetan monks prepare to celebrate the traditional Shoton Festival, or Yogurt Festival at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Lin)