Sera Monastery, Lhasa

We visited Sera Monastery yesterday afternoon, one of the most important monasteries in the area. Between 3-5pm every day the monks debate issues in the orchard. The were a least 100 monks all shouting at the tops of their voices and clapping their hands every time they made a point. As we were approaching the orchard you could hear the commotion quite a way away.

It was very interesting to watch, I only wish I knew what they were arguing about. Quite a few of them had cheeky smiles on their faces, as though it was a show put on just for the tourists, but others were extremely serious.