The Chant Master making a traditional mandala offering as the gathered monks chant praises at the start of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teaching at Gyumey Tantric College in Hunsur, Karnataka, India on December 11, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Monks and nuns joining in chanting praises at the start of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teachings at Gyumey Tantric College in Hunsur, Karnataka, India on December 11, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Lay members of the audience joining in prayers at the start of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teachings at Gyumey Tantric College in Hunsur, Karnataka, India on December 11, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Bread being distributed to members of the audience attending His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teachings at Gyumey Tantric College in Hunsur, Karnataka, India on December 11, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Monks preparing tea to serve to members of the audience attending His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teachings at Gyumey Tantric College in Hunsur, Karnataka, India on December 11, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
A young monk rushing to serve tea to the gathered thousands attending His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teachings at Gyumey Tantric College in Hunsur, Karnataka, India on December 11, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama conferring the Guhyasamaja Empowerment at Gyumey Tantric College in Hunsur, Karnataka, India on December 11, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Some of the over 10,000 monastics wearing ritual blindfolds during His Holiness the Dalai Lama's bestowing of the Actual Guhyasamaja Empowerment at Gyumey Tantric College in Hunsur, Karnataka, India on December 11, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Monks cary a ritual offering during His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teachings at Gyumey Tantric College in Hunsur, Karnataka, India on December 11, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
A view of the Guhyasamaja sand mandala used during His Holiness the Dalai Lama's conferring of the Guhyasamaja Empowerment at Gyumey Tantric College in Hunsur, Karnataka, India on December 11, 2015. Photo/Jeremy Russell/OHHDL
