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The 11th Panchen Lama hosts a Sur offering ritual in the Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigaze, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, July 25, 2014. The Tashilhunpo Monastery, the seat of the Panchen Lama, held a Sur offering ritual on Friday. Partakers of the ritual burn offerings made from a mixture of barley flour, sweets and dairy products to pray for auspices in the mortal world as well as bring blessedness to the dead. [Photo/Xinhua] |
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