Tibetan monks carry a giant thangka painting of Sakyamuni during the annual traditional Shoton (Yogurt) Festival at Drepung Monastery on the outskirts of Lhasa, Southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, Sept. 1, 2016. More than 100,000 Buddhists and tourists visited Drepung Monastery, the largest monastery of Tibetan Buddhism's Gelug Sect, for the start of the traditional festival. To unroll the thangka - a giant religious silk embroidery – is an important part of the celebration. (Photo: China News Service/Li Lin)
