DHARAMSHALA, India — The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday surrounded by thousands of followers, who thronged the Himalayan town of Dharamshala, where the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism has been living in exile since fleeing Chinese rule in Tibet in 1959.
Devotees in their traditional dress wait for the arrival of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to attend an event celebrating his 90th birthday Sunday in Dharamshala, India.
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Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, in yellow robe, is helped by attendant monks as he arrives to preside over an event during which Tibetan exiles prayed for his longevity, a day before his 90th birthday, Saturday in Dharamshala, India.
Actor Richard Gere kisses the hand of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at an event celebrating the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday Sunday in Dharamshala, India.
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Devotees in their traditional dress wait for the arrival of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to attend an event celebrating his 90th birthday Sunday in Dharamshala, India.
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, in yellow robe, is helped by attendant monks as he arrives to preside over an event during which Tibetan exiles prayed for his longevity, a day before his 90th birthday, Saturday in Dharamshala, India.
Actor Richard Gere kisses the hand of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at an event celebrating the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday Sunday in Dharamshala, India.