His Holiness the Dalai Lama lighting a butter lamp on his arrival at Gaden Lachi Monastery in the Tibetan Settlement in Mundgod, Karnataka, India on 21 July 2013. Photo/Tenzin Taklha/OHHDL
Sharpa Choeje Rinpoche presenting a mandala offering to His Holiness the Dalai Lama during the traditional welcome ceremony held on his arrival at Gaden Lachi Monastery in the Tibetan Settlement in Mundgod, Karnataka, India on 21 July 2013. Photo/Tenzin Taklha/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama greeting the audience gathered to attend a long life empowerment (tsewang) on the ground floor of Gaden Jangtse Monastery in the Tibetan Settlement in Mundgod, Karnataka, India on 21 July 2013. Photo/Tenzin Taklha/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama greeting some of the senior monks on his arrival at the main assembly hall of Gaden Jangtse Monastery in the Tibetan Settlement in Mundgod, Karnataka, India on 22 July 2013. Photo/Tenzin Taklha/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama addressing the assembled monks on his arrival at the main assembly hall of Gaden Jangtse Monastery in the Tibetan Settlement in Mundgod, Karnataka, India on 22 July 2013. Photo/Tenzin Taklha/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama addressing the audience during the traditional welcome ceremony held on his arrival at Gaden Shartse Monastery in the Tibetan Settlement in Mundgod, Karnataka, India on 23 July 2013. Photo/Tenzin Taklha/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama addressing and blessing a group of senior citizens and handicapped persons in the Tibetan Settlement in Mundgod, Karnataka, India on 23 July 2013. Photo/Tenzin Taklha/OHHDL
A group of monks receiving their gelong (bhikshu) vows from His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the assembly hall of Gaden Lachi Monastery in the Tibetan Settlement in Mundgod, Karnataka, India on 24 July 2013. His Holiness ordained a total of 1017 monks. Photo/Tenzin Taklha/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama arriving in the assembly hall of Gaden Lachi Monastery to begin the final day of conferring gelong (bhikshu) vows to a group of monk in the Tibetan Settlement in Mundgod, Karnataka, India on 24 July 2013. His Holiness ordained a total of 1017 monks. Photo/Tenzin Taklha/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama watching a debate session of monks from Gaden Monastery in the assembly hall of Gaden Lachi Monastery in the Tibetan Settlement in Mundgod, Karnataka, India on 24 July 2013. Photo/Tenzin Taklha/OHHDL
