Wisps and clouds of smoke rose into the air at Buddhist and Daoist temples around Asia on Wednesday as people lit incense to ...
Lunar New Year festivals and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield.
Millions in Asia and beyond celebrated Lunar New Year, ushering in the Year of the Snake with vibrant festivities and ...
A woman holding incense sticks places them in a box on the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year at Lama Temple in Beijing ...
Ethnic Chinese Thai lay down candles after praying at the Leng Nuei Yee temple to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Bangkok, ...
In Beijing, people crowded the Lama Temple at dawn while big crowds also flocked to temple fairs across the city. (AP video shot by: Wayne Zhang) ...
Similar scenes played out after daylight in the morning at the Lama Temple in Beijing, a historic Tibetan Buddhist institution that draws large crowds on the first day of every lunar year.