In pictures: Tibetan New Year

Tibetan nuns watch performances. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters

Tibetan monks perform prayers. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters

A Tibetan man in traditional attire. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters

A Tibetan Buddhist monk is reflected on a portrait of spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. Niranjan Shrestha / AP Photo

A Tibetan girl in traditional attire performs. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters

Tibetans across the world marked the arrival of the Wood Horse year with prayers and festivities.