Monks are ready to welcome the Thangka painting of the Buddha.

At about 3 o’clock, it drizzled. But for the devotees and tourists, they were all well prepared for this holy event, taking out their umbrella and raincoat and lining up in a queue for the blessed moment. “I come for the Buddha display every year no matter it is rainy or windy. ” Tsering Phuntsok said, believing that when the blessing moment of Buddha display comes, it would turn sunny.

At about 8 O’ clock, monks and Buddhist followers shouldered the Thangka painting on to the display platform.

Monks burned the incense and cleared the way for monks and Buddhist followers shouldering the Thangka painting

Devotees and tourists joined in shouldering the Buddha painting to the platform.

Monks taking off the yellow silk cloth covering the Thangka painting

The elder mom is praying with with palms putting together.

As a legal holiday, residents in Lhasa will have a week off work during the Shoton Festival. There will be Tibetan opera performances, Thangka painting exhibition, Tibetan ethnic clothing culture exhibition and traditional horse show during the festival.