Candidates for getsul and getsulma (novice monk and novice nun) ordination arriving at the ordination hall at the Tibetan Monastery in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 25, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Senior monks taking their seats to assist His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the getsul and getsulma ordination ceremony at the Tibetan Monastery in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 25, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Candidates for getsul and getsulma (novice monk and novice nun) ordination taking their seats at the start of the ordination ceremony led by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Tibetan Monastery in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 25, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama reading from the text of the getsul and getsulma (novice monk and novice nun) ordination ceremony at the Tibetan Monastery in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 25, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Candidates for getsul and getsulma (novice monk and novice nun) ordination given a white cloth to wear symbolizing lay robes that will be removed later in the ordination ceremony led by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Tibetan Monastery in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 25, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama leading the getsul and getsulma (novice monk and novice nun) ordination ceremony at the Tibetan Monastery in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 25, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Candidates for getsul and getsulma (novice monk and novice nun) ordination getting a last lock of hair cut as part of the ordination ceremony at the Tibetan Monastery in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 25, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
The candidates for getsul and getsulma (novice monk and novice nun) ordination getting their alms bowls blessed as part of the ordination ceremony at the Tibetan Monastery in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 25, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Robes being blessed as part of the getsul and getsulma (novice monk and novice nun) ordination ceremony at the Tibetan Monastery in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 25, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Candidates for getsul and getsulma (novice monk and novice nun) ordination waiting to get their alms bowls blessed as part of the ordination ceremony at the Tibetan Monastery in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 25, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
A novice monastic wearing their robes for the first time during the ordination ceremony at the Tibetan Monastery in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 25, 2023. Photo by Ven Zamling Norbu
All of the candidates for getsul and getsulma wearing their robes as His Holiness the Dalai Lama concludes the ordination ceremony at the Tibetan Monastery in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 25, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama presenting the new getsulmas (novice nuns) with a Buddha statue at the end of the ordination ceremony at the Tibetan Monastery in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 25, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama posing for a photo with newly ordained getsulmas (novice nuns) from Taiwan after the ordination ceremony at the Tibetan Monastery in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 25, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
