His Holiness the Dalai Lama walking on a short pilgrimage at Samstanling Monastery on the last morning of his visit to Nubra Valley, J&K, India on July 15, 2017. Photo by Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
HIs Holiness the Dalai Lama walking through the main assembly hall on his short pilgrimage to Samstanling Monastery on the last morning of his visit in Nubra Valley, J&K, India on July 15, 2017. Photo by Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama posing for a group photo with security personnel who helped during his visit to Nubra Valley, J&K, India on July 15, 2017. Photo by Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama playfully greeting members of the community who came to wish him well on his departure from Samstanling Monastery in Nubra Valley, J&K, India on July 15, 2017. Photo by Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama's motorcade on the road from Nubra Valley to Leh, Ladakh, J&K, India on July 15, 2017. Photo by Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama stopping to take tea organized by Thiksey Rinpoche at the start of the climb to Khardungla Pass in Ladakh, J&K, India on July 15, 2017. Photo by Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaking to members of the local community during his stop on the road at the start of the climb to Khardungla Pass in Ladakh, J&K, India on July 15, 2017. Photo by Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama's motorcade nearing the top of Khardungla Pass in Ladakh, J&K, India on July 15, 2017, which at 18,380 feet / 5,359 meters is the highest motorable pass in the world. Photo by Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
At the top of Khardungla Pass His Holiness the Dalai Lama stops to greet members of a medical facility that caters to tourists on the highest motorable pass in the world in Ladakh, J&K, India on July 15, 2017. Photo by Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama taking a break with staff of the medical facility catering to tourists at the top of Khardungla Pass on his journey from Nubra to Leh in Ladakh, J&K, India on July 15, 2017. Photo by Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama playfully posing for a photo with members of the staff and security personnel working at the top of Khardungla Pass in Ladakh, J&K, India on July 15, 2017. Photo by Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama taking a moment to look at the view during a brief stop on the approach to Leh in Ladakh, J&K, India on July 15, 2017. Photo by Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL