Butter Festival
 
Kumbum Lamasery is one of the main centres of Tibetan Buddhism, but also a meeting place for Han Chinese and Muslim minorities from Western China.
Photos ©2002 Adrian Bradshaw. No copying!

   
Stilt walkers 1


Stilt walkers 2


Rainbow Hat


Temple roof ornaments


lolly man


lolly men


Dance of Death in the main courtyard in the Lamasery


Dance


shopping with gun


devil dance 2


devil dance 3


resting


colour and dust


mouth protection


dental delight


man at prayer


police guard the butter sculpture


pilgrim arrives


performers take a rest


main courtyard with devout visitors


Sculpture made from Yak Butter


crowd control


tractor


open mouthed


close up of the yak butter sculpture


monks blow horns


bogey man scares crowd


resting performer


drum dances


drum dances 2


stilt dancers


Tibetan women adjust clothes


muslim boy with toy gun


main street near lamasery with lanterns


stilt dance


Tractor and stilts parade