Candidates for novice monk and nun ordination from 10 countries walking to the ordination hall at His Holiness the Dalai Lama's residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on February 17, 2024. Photo by Ven Zamling Norbu
Candidates for novice monk and nun ordination watching as His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrives at the ordination hall at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on February 17, 2024. Photo by Ven Zamling Norbu
Candidates for novice monk and nun ordination taking their seats at the start of the ordination ceremony at His Holiness the Dalai Lama's residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on February 17, 2024. Photo by Ven Zamling Norbu
A view from the back of the ordination hall during the novice monk and nun ordination ceremony with candidates from 10 countries at His Holiness the Dalai Lama's residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on February 17, 2024. Photo by Tenzin Phuntsok
Candidates for novice monk and nun ordination getting last locks of hair cut as part of the rituals of the ordination ceremony at His Holiness the Dalai Lama's residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on February 17, 2024. Photo by Tenzin Phuntsok
Candidates for novice monk and nun ordination receiving a set of robes during the ordination ceremony at His Holiness the Dalai Lama's residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on February 17, 2024. Photo by Ven Zamling Norbu
Candidates for novice monk and nun ordination taking part in the rituals of the ordination ceremony at His Holiness the Dalai Lama's residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on February 17, 2024. Photo by Tenzin Phuntsok
His Holiness the Dalai Lama watching the proceedings during the novice monk and nun ordination ceremony at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on February 17, 2024. Photo by Tenzin Phuntsok
Newly ordained novice monks and nuns receiving their ordination names during the ordination ceremony at His Holiness the Dalai Lama's residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on February 17, 2024. Photo by Tenzin Phuntsok
His Holiness the Dalai Lama departing from the ordination hall at the conclusion of the novice monk and nun ordination ceremony at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on February 17, 2024. Photo by Ven Zamling Norbu
