Western Buddhist monks, nuns and laypeople with long-life offerings for Lama during a Kalachakra Initiation Ceremony. Bodh Gaya, Bihar. India

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Western Buddhist monks, nuns and laypeople with long life offerings for the Dalai Lama at the Kalachakra Initiation Ceremony in Bodh Gaya. 1/4 million pilgrims including Tibetan refugees, Buddhists from the Himalayan regions, the West and Tibetans from Tibet itself came to this festival, at the very least to receive blessings from Dalai Lama. Bodh Gaya, Bihar. India

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Location: Bodh Gaya, Bihar. India
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