His Holiness the Dalai Lama arriving for a meeting with retired Central Tibetan Administration officials at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on July 7, 2019. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama with retired Central Tibetan Administration officials who served both in Tibet prior to 1959 and in exile during their meeting at His Holiness's residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on July 7, 2019. Photo by Ven Tenzin Jamphel
His Holiness the Dalai Lama holding the statue of Songtsen Gampo with a citation to be presented to retired Central Tibetan Administration officials who served more than 20 years during their meeting at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on July 7, 2019. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama posing for a photo with retired Central Tibetan Administration officials who gave more than 20 years of service during their meeting at His Holiness's residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on July 7, 2019. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama arriving for his meeting with students and staff of Tong-Len, a charitable trust that supports and educates families from slum communities, at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on July 7, 2019. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama offering students and staff some of his 84th birthday cake during their meeting at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on July 7, 2019. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaking to students and staff of Tong-Len, a charitable trust that supports and educates families from slum communities, during their meeting at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on July 7, 2019. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
A former student of Tong-Len reading from a citation of appreciation and gratitude for the help and support given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama during their meeting at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on July 7, 2019. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama posing for a photo with students and staff of Tong-Len, a charitable trust that supports and educates families from slum communities, after their meeting at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on July 7, 2019. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama embracing the mother of one of the students cared for by Tong-Len, a charitable trust supports and educates families from slum communities, after their meeting at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on July 7, 2019. Photo by Tenzin Choejor