Panchen Lama hosts Fire Puja ceremony in Tibet (1/4)

Photo taken on October 8, 2013 shows the 11th Panchen Lama, Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu, hosts a Fire Puja ceremony at Dechen Kelsang Phodrang in Shigatse City of Tibet. A Fire Puja is an offering of a large number of specific substances tossed into a fire during a ritual to pray for peace and harmony. [Photo/Xinhua]