Monks volunteering to serve tea to the crowd running from the kitchen to the Kalachakra Teaching Ground before His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teaching in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 3, 2020. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Members of the crowd waiting outside the Kalachakra Teaching Ground to catch a glimpse of His Holiness the Dalai Lama as he walks from the Tibetan Monastery to the teaching venue in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 3, 2020. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama waving to the crowd as he arrives at the Kalachakra Teaching Ground in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 3, 2020. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama greeting members of the crowd as he makes his way to the stage at the Kalachakra Teaching Ground in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 3, 2020. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama performing preparatory practices for the Avalokiteshvara Empowerment at the Kalachakra Teaching Ground in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 3, 2020. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama thanking members of a Korean group after their recitation of the Heart Sutra in Korean at the start of teachings at the Kalachakra Teaching Ground in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 3, 2020. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama thanking a supporter of the teachings at the Kalachakra Teaching Ground in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 3, 2020. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Assistants helping His Holiness the Dalai Lama with rituals as he gives an Avalokiteshvara Empowerment at the Kalachakra Teaching Ground in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 3, 2020. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Members of the crowd finding protection from the rain listening to His Holiness the Dalai Lama as he gives an Avalokiteshvara Empowerment at the Kalachakra Teaching Ground in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 3, 2020. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
A monk volunteer walking through the rain to serve tea to members of the crowd during His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teaching at the Kalachakra Teaching Ground in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 3, 2020. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Senior monastics on stage kneeling as they take bodhisattva vows from His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Kalachakra Teaching Ground in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 3, 2020. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama performing rituals as he gives an Avalokiteshvara Empowerment at the Kalachakra Teaching Ground in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 3, 2020. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
One of the many shelters erected to protect members of the crowd from the weather during His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teaching at the Kalachakra Teaching Ground in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 3, 2020. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Monks assisting His Holiness the Dalai Lama as he gives an Avalokiteshvara Empowerment at the Kalachakra Teaching Ground in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 3, 2020. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Members of the crowd, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama's old friend actor Richard Gere, wearing ritual blindfolds during the Avalokiteshvara Empowerment at the Kalachakra Teaching Ground in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 3, 2020. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Gaden Tripa Lobsang Tenzin prepares to throw a ritual flower on the Avalokiteshvara mandala as part of the Avalokiteshvara Empowerment given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Kalachakra Teaching Ground in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 3, 2020. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Members of the crowd listening to His Holiness the Dalai Lama as he gives an Avalokiteshvara Empowerment at the Kalachakra Teaching Ground in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 3, 2020. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
A view of some of the more than 35,000 people attending the Avalokiteshvara Empowerment given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Kalachakra Teaching Ground in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 3, 2020. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama waving to the crowd as he departs the Kalachakra Teaching Ground at the conclusion of his teaching in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 3, 2020. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
