His Holiness the Dalai Lama meeting with a group of Tibetans in the courtyard of the Tibetan Temple before leaving for the Kalachakra Maidan for preparatory rituals for empowerments in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 18, 2018. Photo by Manuel Bauer
His Holiness the Dalai Lama greeting members of the crowd on his arrival at the Kalachakra Maidan in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 18, 2018. Photo by Manuel Bauer
His Holiness the Dalai Lama waving to the crowd on his arrival at the Kalachakra Maidan in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 18, 2018. Photo by Manuel Baue
His Holiness the Dalai Lama performing preliminary procedures to prepare himself to grant empowerments in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 18, 2018. Photo by Manuel Bauer
Chant masters reciting prayers as His Holiness the Dalai Lama performs preliminary procedures to prepare himself to grant empowerments in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 18, 2018. Photo by Manuel Bauer
His Holiness the Dalai Lama performing preliminary procedures to prepare himself to grant empowerments in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 18, 2018. Photo by Manuel Bauer
His Holiness the Dalai Lama waving to the crowd as he takes his seat at the start of the preparatory rituals for the empowerments in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 18, 2018. Photo by Manuel Bauer
His Holiness the Dalai Lama reading from the texts of the preparatory rituals for the three empowerments he will be granting over the next three days in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 18, 2018. Photo by Manuel Bauer
Some of the over 9,000 monks and nuns attending the preliminary rituals for the empowerments to be granted by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 18, 2018. Photo by Manuel Bauer
His Holiness the Dalai Lama explaining the texts during preparatory rituals for the three empowerments he will be granting over the next three days in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 18, 2018. Photo by Manuel Bauer
Monks pouring ritual blessed water to members of the audience attending the preparatory rituals for the three empowerments being given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 18, 2018. Photo by Manuel Bauer
Ritual protection cords being tied to wrists by those attending the preparatory rituals for the three empowerments being given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 18, 2018. Photo by Manuel Bauer
His Holiness the Dalai Lama during the preparatory rituals for the three empowerments he will be granting over the next three days in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 18, 2018. Photo by Manuel Bauer
Members of the audience reaching for purifying kusha grass during the preparatory rituals for the three empowerments being given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 18, 2018. Photo by Manuel Bauer
His Holiness the Dalai Lama during the preparatory rituals for the three empowerments he will be granting over the next three days in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 18, 2018. Photo by Manuel Bauer
His Holiness the Dalai Lama departing from the Kalachakra Maidan after the preparatory rituals for the three empowerments he will be granting over the next three days in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 18, 2018. Photo by Manuel Bauer
