His Holiness the Dalai Lama waving to the crowd below in the Main Tibetan Temple courtyard as he arrives to bestow the Mahakala Blessing at the request of Kalu Rinpoche in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 18, 2024. Photo by Ven Zamling Norbu
His Holiness the Dalai Lama making his way around the veranda of the Main Tibetan Temple on his way to bestow the Mahakala Blessing at the request of Kalu Rinpoche in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 18, 2024. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama greeting monastic members of the audience sitting inside the Kalachakra Temple as he makes his way to the Main Tibetan Temple to bestow the Mahakala Blessing at the request of Kalu Rinpoche in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 18, 2024. Photo by Ven Zamling Norbu
Kalu Rinpoche paying his respects to His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the start of the Mahakala Blessing at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 18, 2024. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Students of Kalu Rinpoche following the prayers recited as His Holiness the Dalai Lama conducts preliminary rituals for the Mahakala Blessing at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 18, 2024. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama addressing the congregation at the start of the Mahakala Blessing at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 18, 2024. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Kalu Rinpoche presenting traditional offering to His Holiness the Dalaia at the start of the Mahakala Blessing at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 18, 2024. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Members of the crowd sitting in the Main Tibetan Temple courtyard listening to His Holiness the Dalai Lama bestow the Mahakala Blessing at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 18, 2024. Photo by Ven Zamling Norbu
An image from the Mahakala Thangha projected on TVs as His Holiness the Dalai Lama bestows the Mahakala Blessing at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 18, 2024. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
A student of Kalu Rinpoche getting a better look at the proceedings as His Holiness the Dalai Lama bestows the Mahakala Blessing at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 18, 2024. Photo by Ven Zamling Norbu
A view inside the Main Tibetan Temple as His Holiness the Dalai Lama bestows the Mahakala Blessing in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 18, 2024. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Senior monastics sitting on stage following His Holiness the Dalai Lama as he bestows the Mahakala Blessing at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 18, 2024. Photo by Ven Zamling Norbu
Students of Kalu Rinpoche parading past His Holiness the Dalai Lama with offerings during a Long Life Prayer at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 18, 2024. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Students of Kalu Rinpoche holding offerings during a Long Life prayer for His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 18, 2024. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Volunteers preparing to distribute offerings to the crowd during a Long Life Prayer for His Holiness the Dalai Lama offered by Kalu Rinpoche at the conclusion of the Mahakala Blessing at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 18, 2024. Photo by Ven Zamling Norbu
A traditional offering being presented to His Holiness the Dalai Lama during the Long Life Prayer offered at the conclusion of the Mahakala Blessing at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 18, 2024. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama departing from the Main Tibetan Temple at the conclusion of the Mahakala Blessing in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 18, 2024. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
The crowd gathered in the Main Tibetan Temple courtyard watch as His Holiness the Dalai Lama rides back to his residence at the conclusion of the Mahakala Blessing in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 18, 2024. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama waving to the crowd as he rides a golf cart back to his residence at the conclusion of the Mahakala Blessing at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 18, 2024. Photo by Ven Zamling Norbu
