His Holiness the Dalai Lama greeting members of the Long Life Offering Ceremony organizing committees as he prepares to leave his residence for the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on March 4, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Members of the Tibetan community waiting to welcome His Holiness Dalai Lama at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on March 4, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Monks from Gongkar Choedey Monastery perform a ritual Cham dance welcoming His Holiness the Dalai Lama to an elaborate Long Life Prayer at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on March 4, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama greeting some of the thousands gathered at the Main Tibetan Temple to attend the Long Life Offering Ceremony in Dharamsala, HP, India on March 4, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama acknowledging those gathered at the Main Tibetan Temple to attend the Long Life Offering Ceremony in Dharamsala, HP, India on March 4, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Monks in ritual costume during the Long Life Offering Ceremony for His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on March 4, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche of the Nyingma Lineage during the Long Life Offering Ceremony for His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on March 4, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
A special mandala offering as part of the Long Life Offering Ceremony for His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on March 4, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
The Chant Master and senior monks reciting prayers during the Long Life Offering Ceremony for His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on March 4, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Some of the special guests attending the Long Life Offering Ceremony for His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on March 4, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
A statue of the Buddha being offering during the Long Life Offering Ceremony for His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on March 4, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Members of the Tibetan community waiting for His Holiness the Dalai Lama to depart from the Main Tibetan Temple after the Long Life Offering Ceremony in Dharamsala, HP, India on March 4, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama departing from the Main Tibetan Temple at the end of the Long Life Offering Ceremony in Dharamsala, HP, India on March 4, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
