Tibetan Pilgrims listening with awe and devotion to the teachings of Dalai Lama at the Kalachakra Initiation Ceremony, Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India

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Pilgrims listening with awe to the teachings of the Dalai Lama. For many this is the first time they have seen him and many have risked their lives and the ire of the Chinese to travel from Tibet to see him. The old man is holding prayers and threads that he will take home for friends which have been blessed by the Dalai Lama, Bodh Gaya India

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Location: Bodh Gaya, India
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