Tibetans attending the 34th Kalachakra buying flowers for offering at the Mahabodhi Stupa in early morning in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 3, 2016. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Monks from Namgyal Monastery joining together to recite prayers on the second day of preparations for the Kalachakra Empowerment in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 3, 2016. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Namgyal Monastery Abbot Ven Thomthog Rinpoche performing rituals in the mandala pavilion on the second day of preparations for the Kalachakra Empowerment in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 3, 2016. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama presenting a Buddhist text to young Trulshik Rinpoche during lunch on the second day of preparations for the Kalachakra Empowerment in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 3, 2016. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama thanking a local police commander for all the help with security during the 34th Kalachakra Empowerment in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 3, 2016. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama looks on as monks from Namgyal Monastery perform the Earth Ritual Dance on the second day of preparations for the Kalachakra Empowerment in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 3, 2017. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Monks from Namgyal Monastery surrounding the mandala pavilion as part of preparations for the Kalachakra Empowerment after performing the Earth Ritual Dance on the second day of preparations for the Kalachakra Empowerment in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 3, 2016. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Ritual vases placed on the surface where the sand mandala will be constructed as part of prepartions for the Kalachakra Empowerment in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 3, 2016. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Namgyal Monastery Abbot Ven Thomthog Rinpoche drawing the first lines of the Kalachakra sand mandala on the second day of preparations for the Kalachakra Empowerment in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 3, 2016. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama looking at the first few lines drawn as the basis of the Kalachakra sand mandala as he departs at the end of the second day of preparations for the Kalachakra Empowerment in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 3, 2016. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL