The woman with the mat is prostrating herself using small hand mats which allow her to slide her body to the ground, and then slide herself back again before she stands up and prepares for the next slide. Her legs are bound together and her feet never leave the ground. She does this repeatedly for hours and she was back again the next day when we passed by. Both men and women do this facing the doors of a monastery,
The second photo shows a stream of people in the foreground walking around the circumference of the Potala Palace. They do it at all times of day, sometimes 3 times a day or maybe once per week, and it takes place around other monasteries too. As they walk they pray and spin hand- helled prayer wheels in a clockwise motion, and both sexes of all ages participate.
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