Ritual cakes arranged before a thangka illustrating the 16 Drops hanging at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India on December 30, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama performing preparatory rituals before the first day of the Sixteen Drops of Kadam Empowerment at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India on December 31, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama during the first day of the 16 Drops of Kadam Empowerment at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India on December 30, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Ritual water being offered to Sharpa Choetse during the 16 Drops hanging at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India on December 30, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Members of the audience inside the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery Lhunpo Assembly Hall watching His Holiness the Dalai Lama on a TV monitor during the 16 Drops of Kadam Empowerment in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India on December 30, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama making his way through Tahsi Lhunpo Monastery's Assembly Hall before the start of the second day of the 16 Drops of Kadam Empowerment in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India on December 31, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama performing preparatory rituals before the second day of the Sixteen Drops of Kadam Empowerment at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India on December 31, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Early arrivals looking through a window at His Holiness the Dalai Lama as he performs preparatory rituals before the second day of the 16 Drops of Kadam Empowerment at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India on December 31, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
The chant masters and many of the over 31,000 people attending the 16 Drops of Kadam Empowerment standing respectfully as they wait for His Holiness the Dalai Lama to begin on the second day at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India on December 30, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
A view of the mandala house behind His Holiness the Dalai Lama's seat during the second day of the 16 Drops of Kadam Empowerment at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India on December 31, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Members of the audience taking part in the Sixteen Drops of Kadam Empowerment at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India on December 31, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
A member of the audience reciting prayers before taking tea during the second day of the 16 Drops of Kadam Empowerment at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India on December 30, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Monks distributing 'tsog' at the conclusion of the 16 Drops of Kadam Empowerment at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India on December 30, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
