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Photos - His Holiness Attends Sikyong Swearing-in-Ceremony

Re-elected Sikyong Penpa Tsering taking the Sikyong oath from Chief Justice Commissioner Mrs. Yeshi Wangmo at the Sikyong Swearing-in-Ceremony at the Main Tibetan Temple courtyard in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 27, 2026.

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Congratulating the Chief Minister of Karnataka

June 4, 2026

Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to D.K. Shivakumar to congratulate him on his election as Chief Minister of Karnataka. “Karnataka is home to more than 30,000 Tibetans in exile,” His Holiness wrote, “the largest concentration of the Tibetan diaspora in India. We are deeply grateful to the State and its people for their enduring friendship and generous support.”

ANNOUNCEMENT

June 4, 2026

His Holiness the Dalai Lama is scheduled to depart Dharamsala tomorrow for Delhi, where he will undergo medical treatment on his left knee. Following his recovery, he is to travel to Ladakh toward the end of June for an extended stay.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama Presides Over Swearing-in of Sikyong Penpa Tsering

May 27, 2026

Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - Prior to presiding over Sikyong (President) Penpa Tsering’s swearing-in as President of the Central Tibetan Administration for the second time this morning, His Holiness the Dalai Lama met with dignitaries and invited guests. They included two Indian MPs — Tapir Gao and Sujeet Kumar, an MP from Chile — Luia Mala Valenzuela, an MP from El Salvador — Jose Francisco Lira Alvarado

Dokham Chushi Gangdruk and the Himalayan Buddhist Cultural Association Offer Prayers for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Long Life

May 20, 2026

Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - This morning, when His Holiness the Dalai Lama reached the gate to his residence, on his way to the Tsuglagkhang, the Main Tibetan Temple, he was greeted by the President of the Himalayan Buddhist Cultural Association, Geshé Lobsang Nyendak and former Abbots of Gomang and Gyutö Monasteries, as well as the President of the Dokham Chushi Gangdruk.