His Holiness the Dalai Lama lighting a lamp in the Temple of the Tibetan Monastery in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 16, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama paying his respects to a photo of his former tutor Ling Rinpoche at the Tibetan Monastery in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 16, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama arriving for pilgrimage at the Mahabodhi Temple, marking the location where the Buddha attained enlightenment, in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 16, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama entering the grounds of the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 16, 2023. Photo by Zamling Norbu
His Holiness the Dalai Lama greeting devotees as he makes his way through the Mahabodhi Temple complex in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 16, 2023. Photo by Zamling Norbu
His Holiness the Dalai Lam paying his respects to the offerings displayed around the stupa at the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 16, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama passing under the Bodhi Tree, the site where Buddha attained enlightenment, at the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 16, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Devotees gathered to join His Holiness the Dalai Lama's pilgrimage watch as he walks around the stupa at the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 16, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama lighting a lamp inside the stupa at the Mahabodhi Temple complex in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 16, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama joining in prayers in front of the statue of the Buddha inside the stupa at the Mahabodhi Temple complex in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 16, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Officials accompanying His Holiness the Dalai Lama joining in prayers inside the the stupa at the Mahabodhi Temple complex in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 16, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama inaugurating a 2024 calender featuring the Mahabodhi Temple during his pilgrimage to the complex in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 16, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaking to members of the press during his pilgrimage to the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 16, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama waving to well-wishers as he departs for his residence after his piligrimage to the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 16, 2023. Photo by Zamling Norbu
A view inside the Mahabodhi Temple complex in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 16, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor