The 11th Panchen Lama Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu attended a religious prayer meeting at Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, on July 20, chanting sutras along with more than 500 monks in the Tunsanglin Drastang (monastic college) in the temple, Xinhua reported.

Photo shows 11th Panchen Lama spreads Tsampa (roasted highland barley flour) to sky as a symbol of praying for auspiciousness in front of the Tunsanglin Drastang (monastic college) in the Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, on July 20. [Photo/Xinhua]

Photo shows 11th Panchen Lama Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu attends a religious prayer meeting at Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, on July 20, chanting sutras along with more than 500 monks in the Tunsanglin Drastang (monastic college) in the temple. [Photo/Xinhua]

Photo shows the outside of the Tunsanglin Drastang (monastic college) in the Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse, Tibet Autnomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]

Photo shows the religious assembly inside the Tunsanglin Drastang (monastic college) in Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]

Photo shows monks from Tashilhunpo prepare food for the more than 500 monks attending the religious ritual at the meeting in the Tunsanglin Drastang (monastic college) in Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, on July 12. [Photo/Xinhua]

Photo shows the traditional Tibetan boots of the monks in front of the Tunsanglin Drastang (monastic college) in Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]