Performers dancing, during a party given by the regent of Tibet, at his home outside Lhasa.

Buddhist monks trumpet the call to prayers at the Temple of Medicine overlooking Lhasa. Potala is in the background.

Buddhist monument, chorten, with Potala in the background.

Tibetan beggars sitting in wait for pilgrims, beside the Sacred Way around the Potala at Lhasa. The wall of their tent, behind them, is built entirely of sheep horns.

Devout pilgrim, prostrating his way around the sacred walk around the Dalai Lama's winter palace (the Potala) at Lhasa. Each time, he progresses the length of his body. He is wearing slabs of wood to protect his hands.