Ghyo-Ku ceremony held to mark 4th anniv. of Yushu Earthquake

A Tibetan Buddhist believer holds a prayer wheel to pray for Yushu Earthquake victims during a Ghyo-Ku ceremony at the Dangka Monastery in Yushu, northwest China's Qinghai Province, April 14, 2014. A Ghyo-Ku ceremony was held here on Monday to mark the fourth anniversary of the Yushu Earthquake, which left 2,698 dead. Participants of the ceremony prayed for the victims in front of a 70-meter-by-50-meter Thangka, a Tibetan Buddhist embroidery.
  Two young Tibetan Buddhist monks chant mantras as they pray for Yushu Earthquake victims during a Ghyo-Ku ceremony at the Dangka Monastery in Yushu, northwest China's Qinghai Province, April 14, 2014. A Ghyo-Ku ceremony was held here on Monday to mark the fourth anniversary of the Yushu Earthquake, which left 2,698 dead. Participants of the ceremony prayed for the victims in front of a 70-meter-by-50-meter Thangka, a Tibetan Buddhist embroidery.
  A giant Thangka embroidery bearing the names of Yushu Earthquake victims is unfurled during a Ghyo-Ku ceremony at the Dangka Monastery in Yushu, northwest China's Qinghai Province, April 14, 2014. A Ghyo-Ku ceremony was held here on Monday to mark the fourth anniversary of the Yushu Earthquake, which left 2,698 dead. Participants of the ceremony prayed for the victims in front of a 70-meter-by-50-meter Thangka, a Tibetan Buddhist embroidery.
  A giant Thangka embroidery bearing the names of Yushu Earthquake victims is unfurled during a Ghyo-Ku ceremony at the Dangka Monastery in Yushu, northwest China's Qinghai Province, April 14, 2014. A Ghyo-Ku ceremony was held here on Monday to mark the fourth anniversary of the Yushu Earthquake, which left 2,698 dead. Participants of the ceremony prayed for the victims in front of a 70-meter-by-50-meter Thangka, a Tibetan Buddhist embroidery.
  Citizens of the Tibetan ethnic group pray for Yushu Earthquake victims during a Ghyo-Ku ceremony at the Dangka Monastery in Yushu, northwest China's Qinghai Province, April 14, 2014. A Ghyo-Ku ceremony was held here on Monday to mark the fourth anniversary of the Yushu Earthquake, which left 2,698 dead. Participants of the ceremony prayed for the victims in front of a 70-meter-by-50-meter Thangka, a Tibetan Buddhist embroidery.
  Tibetan Buddhist nuns pray for Yushu Earthquake victims during a Ghyo-Ku ceremony at the Dangka Monastery in Yushu, northwest China's Qinghai Province, April 14, 2014. A Ghyo-Ku ceremony was held here on Monday to mark the fourth anniversary of the Yushu Earthquake, which left 2,698 dead. Participants of the ceremony prayed for the victims in front of a 70-meter-by-50-meter Thangka, a Tibetan Buddhist embroidery.