A view of the UBS Arena filled to capacity of 17,000 members of the Tibetan community and friends to attend a Long Life Offering Ceremony for His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Elmont, NY, USA on August 22, 2024. Photo by Sonam Zoksang
A group of 400 Tibetan children singing verses wishing His Holiness the Dalai Lama to live long during the Long Life Offering Ceremony at the UBS Arena in Elmont, NY, USA on August 22, 2024. Photo by Sonam Zoksang
His Holiness the Dalai Lama watching the performance by Tibetan children at the start of the Long Life Offering Ceremony at the UBS Arena in Elmont, NY, USA on August 22, 2024. Photo by Sonam Zoksang
Members of the crowd listening to His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaking at the UBS Arena in Elmont, NY, USA on August 22, 2024. Photo by Sonam Zoksang
His Holiness the Dalai Lama reciting verses for generating the awakening mind during the Long Life Offering ceremony at the UBS Arena in Elmont, NY, USA on August 22, 2024. Photo by Sonam Zoksang
Members of the Tibetan community attending the Long Life Offering Ceremony for His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the UBS Arena in Elmont, NY, USA on August 22, 2024. Photo by Sonam Zoksang
His Holiness the Dalai Lama thanking Carol and Sam Nappi for the hospitality during his recuperation from knee surgery at the end of the Life Offering ceremony at the UBS Arena in Elmont, NY, USA on August 22, 2024. Photo by Sonam Zoksang
Tibetan artists performing a song from the Tibetan operatic tradition to close the Long Life Offering Ceremony for His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the UBS Arena in Elmont, NY, USA on August 22, 2024. Photo by Sonam Zoksang
His Holiness the Dalai Lama waving to the crowd as he departs from the stage at the conclusion of the Long Life Offering Ceremony at the UBS Arena in Elmont, NY, USA on August 22, 2024. Photo by Sonam Zoksang
