11th Panchen Lama hosts Sur offering ritual in Tibet (1/3)

The 11th Panchen Lama hosts a Sur offering ritual in the Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, July 25, 2014. The Tashilhunpo Monastery, the seat of the Panchen Lama, held a Sur offering ritual on Friday. Partakers of the ritual burn offerings made from a mixture of barley flour, sweets and dairy products to pray for auspices in the mortal world as well as bring blessedness to the dead. (Xinhua/Chogo)