Local Tibetans pray on the steps to a shrine that was closed for the day located in a section of the Kumbun Monastery that is called 'The Great Lama's Residence' located on the outskirts of Xining in Qinghai province March 10, 2009. The monastery is the birthplace of the founder of the Gelupka sect of Buddhism, which is headed by Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. Today marks the 50th anniversary since the Dalai's flight into exile after an abortive uprising against Chinese rule in 1959. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA SOCIETY CONFLICT POLITICS RELIGION)