Image of Tibetan pilgrims: prostrations on endless road of reverence (I)
In southwest China's Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan,Qinghai, Gansu provinces, and Tibet Autonomous Region, every year many pious believers pay homage to Buddha in Lhasa with money saved throughout their lives despite being tied down by family and other life obligations Bearing pious aspirations in their heart,they make their way pace by pace, clasping hands in prayer and prostrating themselves onto the ground, rain or shine. Photo shows Buddhist prayers on the National Highway 317.(Photo/CRIIC)
They take meals and sleep outside, enduring hardships and traveling from dawn until dusk. They bring bedding,highland barley powder, butter, tea, portable stoves, pressure cookers, buckets for water and oil, ventilators, and flashlights. They never go to restaurants, depending on roadside spring water and working hard with both hands to make butter tea and delicious tasmba (roasted highland barley flour). This picture shows a worshiper at the mountain pass of Sejila Mountain on the National Highway 318 between Lulang County and Nyingchi.[Photo/CRI]
The worshippers are as full of vigor as they are full of grace, never tiring in the pursuit of their goals. Ranging from a few months to several years, they trek ceaselessly tothe heaven in their heart. When they finally get to Lhasa's Jokhang Temple, the destination for both their souls and faith, they leave behind their footprints, which mark their struggle against the nature. This picture shows a family of pilgrims paying homage on the road. [Photo/CRI]
A patch of callused skin on the head of a small pilgrim at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa. [Photo/CRI]
Photo shows planks and a bottle of mineral water given to her by a passer-by on the Lulang stretch of the National Highway 318 The yellow gumwood shoes they wear are covered in a sticky layer of wear-resistant vinyl. [Photo/CRI]
A pilgrim makes lunch alongside the National Highway 317. [Photo/CRI]
On the National Highway 318 between Lulang County and Nyingchi, pilgrims rest by a motorcade. (Photo/CRI)
On the National Highway 318 between Lulang County and Nyingchi, a pilgrim makes