Shoton Festival artists greeting His Holiness the Dalai Lama on his arrival at the Main Tibetan Temple courtyard in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 10, 2025. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Dancers in traditional costumes line the walkway as His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrives at the Main Tibetan Temple courtyard for his meeting with Shoton Festival artists in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 10, 2025. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Dhondup Tsering, Director of the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts, presenting the annual report to His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the start of the meeting with Shoton Festival Artists at the Main Tibetan Temple courtyard in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 10, 2025. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama watching as a representative of one of the opera troupes participating in the Shoton Festival a performs a short song during their meeting at the Main Tibetan Temple courtyard in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 10, 2025. Photo by Ven Zamling Norbu
A representative from one of the fourteen different opera troupes participating in the Shoton Festival performing a short song for His Holiness the Dalai Lama during their meeting at the Main Tibetan Temple courtyard in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 10, 2025. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Anl artist from one of the fourteen different opera troupes participating in the Shoton Festival performing a short song for His Holiness the Dalai Lama during their meeting at the Main Tibetan Temple courtyard in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 10, 2025. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama watching as an artist from one of the opera troupes participating in the Shoton festival performs a short song during their meeting at the Main Tibetan Temple courtyard in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 10, 2025. Photo by Ven Zamling Norbu
An artist from one of the fourteen different opera troupe participating in the Shoton Festival performing a short song for His Holiness the Dalai Lama during their meeting at the Main Tibetan Temple courtyard in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 10, 2025.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama watching as an artist from one of the opera troupes participating in the Shoton festival performs a short song during their meeting at the Main Tibetan Temple courtyard in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 10, 2025. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
A view of the 450 participants of the Shoton Festival during their meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Main Tibetan Temple courtyard in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 10, 2025. Photo by Ven Zamling Norbu
His Holiness the Dalai Lama watching as an artit from one of the opera troupes paticipating in the Shoton Festival performs a short song during their meeting at the Main Tibetan Temple courtyard in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 10, 2025. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
A Shoton festival artist from one of the fourteen different opera troupes participating in the Shoton Festival performing a short song for His Holiness the Dalai Lama during their meeting at the Main Tibetan Temple courtyard in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 10, 2025. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Members of the audience listening to His Holiness the Dalai Lama during the meeting with Shoton Festival artists at the Main Tibetan Temple courtyard in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 10, 2025. Photo by Zamling Norbu
His Holiness the Dalai Lama addressing the gathering during the meeting with Shoton Festival artists at the Main Tibetan Temple courtyard in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 10, 2025. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Students in the audience listening to His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaking during the meeting with Shoton Festival artists at the Main Tibetan Temple courtyard in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 10, 2025. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Shoton Festival artists in the audience listening to His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaking during their meeting at the Main Tibetan Temple courtyard in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 10, 2025. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Shoton Festival artists receiving individual blessings from His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the conclusion of their meeting at the Main Tibetan Temple courtyard in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 10, 2025. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama preparing to depart for his residence at the conclusion of the conclusion of the meeting with Shoton Festival artists at the Main Tibetan Temple courtyard in Dharamsala, HP, India on May 10, 2025. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
