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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

Store shutters spray-painted with the words "Free Tibet" in McLeod Ganj, India, April 14, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

A Tibetan monk gestures towards the snowy peaks of the Dhauladhar on Triund ridge above Dharamsala, India, April 20, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

A Tibetan monk dances among the fallen rhododendron flowers on the trail to Triund ridge above Dharamsala, India, April 20, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

Tibetan monks, watched by a cow, jump and take photos in front of the snowy Dhauladhar peaks on Triund ridge above Dharamsala, India, April 21, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

A Tibetan boy plays with a gong mallet while monks perform pooja at the Kalachakra Temple in Mcleod Ganj, India, May 17, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

A Tibetan monk walks past a wall spray-painted with the missing Panchen Lama's likeness as a child and the words "Free Panchen Lama, Missing Since 1995" in McLeod Ganj, India, April 14, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

A man walks past store shutters spray-painted with the words "Free Tibet" in McLeod Ganj, India, April 14, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

A Tibetan monk's hand wrapped in his robes in Bhagsu, India, April 20, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

Detail of a woman in traditional Tibetan dress clutching prayer beads in McLeod Ganj, India, April 14, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

Two Tibetan monks take photos on the hike to Triund Ridge above Dharamsala, India, April 20, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

A Tibetan monk playfully meditates on a rocky outcropping on Triund ridge above Dharamsala, India, April 20, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

A Tibetan monk smiles while wrapping himself in his orange skirt on Triund ridge above Dharamsala, India, April 20, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

A Tibetan monk playfully meditates on a rocky outcropping on Triund ridge above Dharamsala, India, April 20, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

A Tibetan monk playfully meditates on a rocky outcropping beneath fluttering prayer flags on Triund ridge above Dharamsala, India, April 20, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dharamsala dormitory

DHARAMSALA, India - Children stand in front of ''Shogo Home'' in Dharamsala, northern India, in September 2012. The dormitory for the children of Tibetans in exile was built next to a Tibetan school some 20 years ago by financial contributions from Japanese musician Shogo Hamada.

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Dalai Lama

DHARAMSALA, India - File photo shows Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (front C) leaving after a Buddhist service in Dharamsala, northern India, on Sept. 28, 2012.

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Dalai Lama

DHARAMSALA, India - File photo shows Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (C) heading to a Buddhist service in Dharamsala, northern India, on Sept. 28, 2012.

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Tibetan prime minister in exile

DHARAMSALA, India - File photo shows Lobsang Sangay (2nd from L in front), prime minister of the Tibetan government in exile, attending a rally in Dharamsala, northern India, on Sept. 29, 2012, to mourn those who have died by self-immolation.

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Dalai Lama in Dharamsala

DHARAMSALA, India - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama heads to a monastery in Dharamsala, northern India, on Sept. 28, 2012.

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Tibetan government-in-exile meeting

DHARAMSALA, India - Tibetan government-in-exile Prime Minister Lobsang Sangay (R) speaks as Tibetans in exile opened a special general meeting in Dharamsala, northern India, on Sept. 25, 2012.

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New Tibetan leader sworn in

DHARAMSALA, India - Lobsang Sangay (L, front), the new prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, receives the blessing of Tibetan spiritual leader the 14th Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, northern India, on Aug. 8, 2011.

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New Tibetan leader sworn in

DHARAMSALA, India - Lobsang Sangay makes a speech in Dharamsala, northern India, on Aug. 8, 2011, shortly after being sworn in as the new prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile.

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Prime minister-elect of Tibetan gov't-in-exile

DHARAMSALA, India - Photo taken on May 21, 2011, shows Prime Minister-elect Lobsang Sangay of the Tibetan government-in-exile.

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Dalai Lama

DHARAMSALA, India - File photo taken on March 10, 2011, shows the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader-in-exile.

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Tibetan national general meeting

DHARAMSALA, India - Tibetans gather for the last day of a national general meeting in Dharamsala, India, on May 24, 2011.

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Tibetans conference

DHARAMSALA, India - Tibetans in exile gather from around the world for a four-day conference in Dharamsala, India, on May 21, 2011.

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Thousands of exiled Tibetans rally in Dharamsala

DHARAMSALA, India - Thousands of exiled Tibetans, including monks and nuns, rally in Dharamsala, northern India, on March 10, 2010, to mark the anniversary of a Tibetan uprising more than 50 years ago.

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Thousands of exiled Tibetans rally in Dharamsala

DHARAMSALA, India - Exiled Tibetan monks and nuns pray at a temple in Dharamsala, northern India, on March 10, 2010, to mark the anniversary of a Tibetan uprising more than 50 years ago.

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Thousands of exiled Tibetans rally in Dharamsala

DHARAMSALA, India - Thousands of exiled Tibetans, including monks and nuns, rally in Dharamsala, northern India, on March 10, 2010, to mark the anniversary of a Tibetan uprising more than 50 years ago.

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Dalai Lama says little hope of early settlement

DHARAMSALA, India - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama reads from a prepared statement at Dharamsala in northern India on March 10, 2010. He expressed disappointment that there is little hope for an early settlement with China of the decades-old Tibet issue.

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Dalai Lama marks 50th anniversary of uprising with call for calm

DHARAMSALA, India - The Dalai Lama speaks at a news conference in Dharamsala, the seat of his government-in-exile in northern India, on March 10, the 50th anniversary of a Tibetan uprising against China.

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Tibetan exiles begin meeting to discuss future course

DHARAMSALA, India - A special meeting of Tibetan exiles began in Dharamsala on Nov. 17 to discuss the future course of action on Tibet even as their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama appears to have given up in the face of the Chinese position against greater Tibetan autonomy.

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Tibetan exiles begin meeting to discuss future course

DHARAMSALA, India - Hundreds of Tibetan exiles attend a special meeting at the headquarters of the Tibetan-government-in-exile in Dharamsala on Nov. 17 to discuss the future course of action on Tibet even as their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama appears to have given up in the face of the Chinese position against greater Tibetan autonomy.

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Tibet envoys leave H.K. after meeting Beijing officials

HONG KONG, China - Lodi Gyari, one of the two envoys from the Tibet government in exile, talks to reporters at Hong Kong international airport on May 6 en route to Dharamsala, India, after wrapping up a one-day meeting with Beijing officials over the weekend in south China. Tibet's government-in-exile is based in Dharamsala in northern India.

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Protest against Chinese crackdown in Tibet continues in India

DHARAMSALA, India - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama speaks at a news conference in Dharamsala, the home of the Tibetan government-in-exile, on March 16. The Dalai Lama called for an international investigation into the crackdown on the protesters in Tibet, which he said is facing ''cultural genocide.''

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Karmapa hopes to claim holy seat in India

DHARAMSALA, India - The 17th Karmapa, the 15-year-old Tibetan lama, holds a news conference in Dharamsala in northern India on April 27, two months after he was given refugee status in India following his escape from Tibet. The Karmapa claimed he is supported by most Tibetans, including the Dalai Lama, and lamas of his own Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism, saying they all want him to take over the sect's main seat at the Rumtek Monastery in Sikkim.

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Tibetan man makes tofu in northern India

A Tibetan man residing in Dharamsala, northern India, sells homemade tofu on a street in front of a Tibetan Buddhist temple in June 2015. He left his hometown of the Tibet autonomous region in China's Sichuan Province due to oppression and entered India in 2003. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tibetan man makes tofu in northern India

A Tibetan man residing in Dharamsala, northern India, sells homemade tofu on a street in front of a Tibetan Buddhist temple in June 2015. The 14th Dalai Lama lives in Dharamsala as well. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dalai Lama attends ceremony to celebrate 80th birthday

The 14th Dalai Lama (L, front row), the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, attends a ceremony celebrating his 80th birthday in Dharamsala, northern India, on June 21, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dalai Lama attends ceremony to celebrate 80th birthday

The 14th Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, delivers a speech during a ceremony celebrating his 80th birthday in Dharamsala, northern India, on June 21, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dalai Lama marks official 80th birthday

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama attends a ceremony to mark his 80th birthday at a temple in Dharamsala, his hometown in exile in India, on June 21, 2015. The Nobel peace laureate will be in the United States when he turns 80 on July 6, but June 21 is his official birthday according to the Tibetan lunar calendar. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dalai Lama marks official 80th birthday

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama attends a ceremony to mark his 80th birthday at a temple in Dharamsala, his hometown in exile in India, on June 21, 2015. The Nobel peace laureate will be in the United States when he turns 80 on July 6, but June 21 is his official birthday according to the Tibetan lunar calendar. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dalai Lama speaks in Tokyo

The Dalai Lama speaks at a symposium in Tokyo on April 5, 2015. The Tibetan spiritual leader, who fled China in 1959 and lives in exile in Dharamsala, India, arrived in Japan on April 2 for a 13-day visit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tibet envoys leave H.K. after meeting Beijing officials

HONG KONG, China - Lodi Gyari, one of the two envoys from the Tibet government in exile, talks to reporters at Hong Kong international airport on May 6 en route to Dharamsala, India, after wrapping up a one-day meeting with Beijing officials over the weekend in south China. Tibet's government-in-exile is based in Dharamsala in northern India. (Kyodo)

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Protest against Chinese crackdown in Tibet continues in India

DHARAMSALA, India - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama speaks at a news conference in Dharamsala, the home of the Tibetan government-in-exile, on March 16. The Dalai Lama called for an international investigation into the crackdown on the protesters in Tibet, which he said is facing ''cultural genocide.'' (Kyodo)

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Thousands of exiled Tibetans rally in Dharamsala

DHARAMSALA, India - Thousands of exiled Tibetans, including monks and nuns, rally in Dharamsala, northern India, on March 10, 2010, to mark the anniversary of a Tibetan uprising more than 50 years ago. (Kyodo)

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Thousands of exiled Tibetans rally in Dharamsala

DHARAMSALA, India - Thousands of exiled Tibetans, including monks and nuns, rally in Dharamsala, northern India, on March 10, 2010, to mark the anniversary of a Tibetan uprising more than 50 years ago. (Kyodo)

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Thousands of exiled Tibetans rally in Dharamsala

DHARAMSALA, India - Exiled Tibetan monks and nuns pray at a temple in Dharamsala, northern India, on March 10, 2010, to mark the anniversary of a Tibetan uprising more than 50 years ago. (Kyodo)

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Dalai Lama says little hope of early settlement

DHARAMSALA, India - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama reads from a prepared statement at Dharamsala in northern India on March 10, 2010. He expressed disappointment that there is little hope for an early settlement with China of the decades-old Tibet issue. (Kyodo)

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Dalai Lama marks 50th anniversary of uprising with call for calm

DHARAMSALA, India - The Dalai Lama speaks at a news conference in Dharamsala, the seat of his government-in-exile in northern India, on March 10, the 50th anniversary of a Tibetan uprising against China. (Kyodo)