His Holiness the Dalai Lama greeting a young for novice monk ordination as he arrives for the ordination ceremony for Tibetans and Taiwanese at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on September 26, 2022. Photo by Tenzin Jamphel
His Holiness the Dalai Lama joining in prayers at the start of the novice ordination ceremony for Tibetan and Taiwanese candidates at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on September 26, 2022. Photo by Tenzin Jamphel
Ordination candidates wearing a white towel in preparation for cutting the final tuft of hair during the novice monk ordination ceremony at His Holiness the Dalai Lama's residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on September 26, 2022. Photo by Tenzin Jamphel
An assistant monk cutting the last tuft of hair on a ordination candidate during the novice monk ordination ceremony led by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on September 26, 2022. Photo by Tenzin Jamphel
His Holiness the Dalai Lama performing rituals during the novice monk ordination ceremony at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on September 26, 2022. Photo by Tenzin Jamphel
Candidates for ordination taking part in the novice monk ordination ceremony led by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on September 26, 2022. Photo by Tenzin Jamphel
His Holiness the Dalai Lama addressing the candidates for ordination during the novice monk ordination ceremony at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on September 26, 2022. Photo by Tenzin Jamphel
His Holiness the Dalai Lama presenting blessed red cloths to the newly ordained novice monks at the conclusion of the the ordination ceremony at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on September 26, 2022. Photo by Tenzin Jamphel
His Holiness the Dalai Lama posing for a group photo with newly ordained novice monks from Taiwan at the conclusion of the ordination ceremony at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on September 26, 2022. Photo by Tenzin Jamphel
His Holiness the Dalai Lama departing from the ordination hall at the conclusion of the novice monk ordination ceremony at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on September 26, 2022. Photo by Tenzin Jamphel