His Holiness the Dalai Lama waving to the crowd as he walks through the Main Tibetan Temple for prayers offered by retired CTA staff for his long life in Dharamsala, HP, India on July 5, 2019. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama greeting Tibetan students as he around the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on July 5, 2019. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama greeting members of the Central Tibetan Administration as he enters the Main Tibetan Temple or prayers offered by retired CTA staff for his long life in Dharamsala, HP, India on July 5, 2019. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Retired CTA staff watching as His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrives in the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on July 5, 2019. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Monks from Namgyal Monastery playing traditional instruments during prayers for His Holiness the Dalai Lama's long life offered by retired CTA staff at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on July 5, 2019. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dala Lama addressing the gathering at the start of the Long Life Prayers offered by retired CTA staff at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on July 5, 2019. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Retired CTA staff listening to His Holiness the Dalai lama speaking during the Long Life Offering ceremony at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on July 5, 2019. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Retired CTA staff lining up in the Main Tibetan Temple holding offerings for the Long Life Offering ceremony for His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, HP, India on July 5, 2019. Photo by Lobsang Tenzin
Retired CTA staff reading along the the prayers during the Life Offering ceremony for His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, HP, India on July 5, 2019. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Namgyal Monks dressed in traditional costume perfomring rituals during the Long Life Offering Cereony for His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on July 5, 2019. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
A view of the offerings set on the veranda of the Main Tibetan Temple to be distributed to the crowd at the conclusion of the Long Life Offering ceremony for His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, HP, India on July 5, 2019. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
A retired CTA staff member making an offering to His Holiness the Dalai Lama during the Long Life Offering ceremony at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on July 5, 2019. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Retinred CTA staff inside the Main Tibetan Temple holding offerings for His Holiness the Dalai Lama during the Long Life Offering ceremony in Dharamsala, HP, India on July 5, 2019. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama fondly greeting Kamtrul Rinpoche, a retired CTA staff member, during the Long Life Offering ceremony at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on July 5, 2019. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Members of the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts performing a song of praise and appreciation at the end of the Long Life Offering ceremony for His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on July 5, 2019. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
A view from the back of the Main Tibetan Temple during the Long Life Offering ceremony for His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, HP, India on July 5, 2019. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Members of the crowd in the Main Tibetan Temple courtyard waiting for His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the conclusion of the Long Life Offering Crremony in Dharamsala, HP, India on July 5, 2019. Photo by Tenzin Choejor