Tibetan Lamaists start winter pilgrimage

Lamaist pilgrims worship by circling a sacred mast decorated with prayer flags and banners in central Lhasa's Jokhang Temple, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, Nov 14, 2010. Over the past few days, Lamaism believers in the Tibet and Tibetan areas of Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan and Yunan provinces have been travelling on a winter pilgrimage to Lhasa, Shigatse and Tsedang. [Photo/Xinhua]

A Lamaist believer, who spent the past month trekking over 300 kilometers to Lhasa, is seen on a street in the capital of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, Nov 14, 2010.  [Photo/Xinhua]