His Holiness the Dalai Lama, accompanied by Tai Situ Rinpoche, walking through the courtyard of the Main Tibetan Temple on the first day of Saka Dawa Teachings in Dharamsala, HP, India on June 13, 2022. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Tai Situ Rinpoche offering representations of body, speech and mind at the start of the first day of Saka Dawa Teachings at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on June 13, 2022. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama commenting on Tsongkhapa's "Concise Stages of the Path to Enlightenment" as preliminary teachings for the Avalokiteshvara Emppowerment at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on June 13. 2022. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama engaging in preparatory practices before giving the Preparation of the Avalokiteshvara Empowerment at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on June 13. 2022. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Members of the audience sitting inside and outside the Main Tibetan Temple listening to His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the first day of Saka Dawa Teachings in Dharamsala, HP, India on June 13. 2022. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Monks inside the Main Tibetan Temple helping each other with ritual protections cords during the Preparation for the Avalokiteshvara Empowerment given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, HP, India on June 13. 2022. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Tai Situ Rinpoche participating in rituals during the Preparation for the Avalokiteshvara Empowerment given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on June 13. 2022. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Monks distributing ritual kusha grass during the Preparation for the Avalokiteshvara Empowerment given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on June 13. 2022. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama greeting members of the audience sitting on the veranda of the Main Tibetan Temple as he returns to his residence at the conclusion of the first day of Saka Dawa Teachings in Dharamsala, HP, India on June 13. 2022. Photo by Tenzin Choejor