-By dalailama.com

His Holiness the Dalai Lama arriving at the Main Tibetan Temple to attend Long Life Prayers offered by Shang Gaden Chökhorling Monastery, Nepal, a group from the Chatreng Community and the Phari Community in Dharamshala, HP, India on 7 May 2025. Photo by Tenzin Choejor

Dharamshala: Overnight rain let up this morning as His Holiness the Dalai Lama walked from the gate to his residence, through the courtyard, to the Tsuglagkhang, the Main Tibetan Temple. Representatives of those offering prayers, Shang Gaden Chökhorling Monastery, Nepal, a group from the Chatreng Community and the Phari Community, among them Yangsi Rinpoché and Lobsang Nyandak, escorted him. His Holiness smiled and waved to members of the estimated 5000 strong crowd as he walked. Tashi Shölpa performers danced and sang to welcome him.

Having ridden up to the temple floor in the lift His Holiness stopped to survey and wave to members of the gathering. Next, he stepped into the Kalachakra temple to view the sand mandala being constructed there in preparation for the Kalachakra ritual of offering and p...