Followers prostrate themselves again and again on the ground outside a hall in the Ta'er Monastery at the southwest corner of Lusha'er town in Niezhong county, Qinghai province, on July 22, 2012. To complete ceremony, they need to practice 10,000 times of prostration, which may take them several years. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]

A follower prostrates himself on the ground outside a hall filled with visitors in the Ta'er Monastery at the southwest corner of Lusha'er town in Niezhong county, Qinghai province, on July 22, 2012. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]