An elderly Tibetan woman holding a prayer wheel on Lhasa’s pilgrimage circuit of Barkhor. The Barkhor, a quadrangle of streets that surrounds the Jokhang Temple, is both the spiritual heart of the holy city and the main commercial district for Tibetans.

First published in the December 30, 2020, 11:30 p.m. edition

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