The Tibetan new year

Published February 22, 2012
This picture shows Tibetan monks and residents along a street at a mountain village in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan province. – AFP Photo
This picture shows Tibetan monks and residents along a street at a mountain village in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan province. – AFP Photo

“Losar”, which is Tibetan for “new year”, falls on 22nd February this year and is usually a time for festivities, but some are wary to celebrate after deadly unrest and a huge security clampdown by Chinese authorities, following a wave of self-immolations by Buddhist monks and nuns. Here’s a look at this year’s celebrations in pictures. – Photos by Agencies

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