Older Tibetan women in traditional dress circumambulate the Jokhang Temple with their pray wheels in Lhasa, Tibet.

Older Tibetan women in traditional dress circumambulate the Jokhang Temple with their pray wheels in Lhasa, Tibet.

Older Tibetan women in traditional dress circumambulate the Jokhang Temple with their pray wheels in Lhasa, Tibet.

An older Tibetan woman pilgrim circumambulates the Jokhang Temple with her prayer wheel in Lhasa, Tibet.

A Khamba grandmother helps her grandson during a pilgrimage to the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. The Khamba people are from the Kham region of eastern Tibet.

Two Khamba Tibetan women from the Kham region of eastern Tibet on a pilgrimage to visit holy sites in Lhasa, Tibet. They are wearing their colorful traditional bangdian or pangden aprons.

A Khamba Tibetan woman from the Kham region of eastern Tibet on a pilgrimage to visit holy sites in Lhasa, Tibet. She is wearing her colorful traditional bangdian or pangden apron.

Two Khamba Tibetan women from the Kham region of eastern Tibet on a pilgrimage to visit holy sites in Lhasa, Tibet. They are wearing their colorful traditional bangdian or pangden aprons.

The Potala Palace was founded about 1645 A.D. and was the former summer palace of the Dalai Lama and is a part of the Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa - a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Lha...

The Potala Palace was founded about 1645 A.D. and was the former summer palace of the Dalai Lama and is a part of the Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa - a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Lha...

The Potala Palace was founded about 1645 A.D. and was the former summer palace of the Dalai Lama and is a part of the Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa - a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Lha...

The Potala Palace was founded about 1645 A.D. and was the former summer palace of the Dalai Lama and is a part of the Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa - a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Lha...