Tibetans are welcoming the Wood Snake Year 2152 and will bidding good bye to Dragon Wood year 2151

A Tibetan in exile prepares tea during the Lhosar festival celebrations marking the start of Tibetan New Year at the Jawalakhel Tibetan camp in Lalitpur near Kathmandu on February 28

Tibetans in exile carrying a cut-out of Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama arrive to attend the Lhosar festival celebrations marking the start of Tibetan New Year at the same camp in Lalitpur near Kathmandu on the last day of February

Tibetan in exile pray as they attend the Lhosar festival celebrations marking the start of Tibetan New Year at the camp

A young Tibetan in exile attends the celebrations of the Lhosar festival marking the start of Tibetan New Year