His Holiness the Dalai Lama Attends Long Life Prayer Offering and an Enthronement Ceremony at Drepung Monastery

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama arriving inside the Drepung Lachi Assembly Hall in to attend Long Life Prayers offered to him by Drepung Monastery and Rato Monastery in Mundgod, Karnataka, India on 24 December 2025. Photo by Ven Zamling Norbu

Mundgod, Karnataka, India, 24 December 2025: This morning, as His Holiness the Dalai Lama drove sedately from Drepung Gomang Monastery to Drepung Lachi, he smiled and waved at the hundreds of people who lined the road to greet him. Horns played to indicate his arrival, while in the Drepung Lachi Assembly Hall monks chanted the ‘Mik-tse-ma’ praise to Jé Tsongkhapa. Donning his Pandit’s hat, he walked up the middle of the hall, smiling and waving at the monks seated on either side. The Ganden Tripa, Spiritua...

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