Manistones can be seen throughout the mountains, such as here in Terdrum. Stones are inscribed with "om mani pedme om" in many designs, sometimes with pictures of buddhas, and piled into very large mounds all over Tibet.

A Tibetan pilgrim at Jokhang Monastery in Lhasa. People will often ask for their photo to be taken (and then they'll ask for money once you do!). Notice the method of carrying children: a strap is wound under the child's arms, and then again around their legs, and then belted cross the chest and abdoman of the person carrying them. It usually takes a second person to place and undo the arrangement. She's holding a prayer wheel. It is properly swung clockwise and is a common sight throughout Tibet.

This view of the Potala can be seen from the roof of Jokhang Monastery. Potala palace was the residence of the Dalai Lama before he fled the Chinese "liberation" of Tibet 40 years ago. He currently resides in Daramasal, India. A rooftop corner ornament can be seen in the foreground.

All day long I heard singing, but couldn't figure out where it was coming from! After befriending a monk in a nearby small monastery in Lhasa (inside the Barkhor circuit), Tibet, he offered to solve the mystery for me by taking me up to the roof. Across a courtyard, a bunch of people were singing in unison, stamping in unison, and hitting a stick with a flattened bottom as they marched back and forth along the roof, all part of constructing a new roof. This went on for 2 days.

Evelyn teaches several monks a little shiatsu. Before they each received a small dose, they giggled and pantomimed various massage techniques on each other. Afterwards, they became much more serious students!

Flowers adorn a bench outside a monk's residence on the roof of Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, Tibet.