Dalai Lama marks 90th birthday amid rising tensions over succession

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The Dalai Lama celebrated his 90th birthday as thousands of his followers gathered in a small Himalayan town in India, a landmark occasion seen as a test of his global influence and the intertwined geopolitical struggle.

World leaders and prominent figures from across the globe offered their support to the Buddhist leader, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, regarded as one of the world’s most influential religious leaders.

A packed crowd of his devotees and supporters, including Hollywoodpersonalities, political figures, and hundreds of red-robed monks and nuns, gathered to celebrate the Dalai Lama’s birthday on Sunday in Dharamshala.

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