Governor of Sikkim H.E. Lakshman Prasad Achararya and Sikkim Chief Minister Shri Prem Singh Tamang leading the way as His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrives for the teaching requested by the Government of Sikkim at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok, Sikkim, India on December 12, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama lighting a lamp as he arrives on stage at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok, Sikkim, India on December 12, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama offering a Buddha statue to Sikkim Chief Minister Shri Prem Singh Tamang at the start of teachings at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok, Sikkim, India on December 12, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama addressing the gathering at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok, Sikkim, India on December 12, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Members of the crowd watching His Holiness the Dalai Lama during his teachings at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok, Sikkim, India on December 12, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
A view of the temporary stage built especially for His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teaching at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok, Sikkim, India on December 12, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
A view from the back of Paljor Stadium during His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teachings in Gangtok, Sikkim, India on December 12, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Members of the local community in traditional dress attending His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teaching in Paljor Stadium in Gangtok, Sikkim, India on December 12, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama reading from Gyalsey Thokme Sangpo's "37 Practices of a Bodhisattva" during his teaching at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok, Sikkim, India on December 12, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Members of the crowd following His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teachings on Gyalsey Thokme Sangpo's "37 Practices of a Bodhisattva" during his teaching at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok, Sikkim, India on December 12, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
A volunteer handing out protections cords blessed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama during the teachings at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok, Sikkim, India on December 12, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Sikkim Chief Minister Shri Prem Singh Tamang presenting a statue to His Holiness the Dalai Lama during the Long Life Prayer offering at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok, Sikkim, India on December 12, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Chief Justice of Sikkim Shri Biswanath Somadder offering texts to His Holiness the Dalai Lama during the Long Life Prayer offering at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok, Sikkim, India on December 12, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
VB Pathak, IAS, Chief Secretary, Government of Sikkim receiving a blessing from His Holiness the Dalai Lama during the Long Life Prayer offering at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok, Sikkim, India on December 12, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Dignitaries parading by with offerings for His Holiness the Dalai Lama during the Long Life Prayer offering at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok, Sikkim, India on December 12, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Sikkimese song and dance organized by the Sikkim Culture Department during the Long Life Prayer offered to His Holiness the Dalai Lama by the Sikkim State Government and the Tibetan communities in Sikkim at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok, Sikkim, India on December 12, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama performing rituals during the Long Life Prayer offered to him by the Sikkim State Government and the Tibetan communities in Sikkim at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok, Sikkim, India on December 12, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Performance of Sikkimese song and dance organized by the Sikkim Culture Department during the Long Life Prayer offered to His Holiness the Dalai Lama by the Sikkim State Government and the Tibetan communities in Sikkim at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok, Sikkim, India on December 12, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Performers leaving the ground at the end of a Sikkimese cultural presentation during the Long Life Prayer offered to His Holiness the Dalai Lama by the Sikkim State Government and the Tibetan communities in Sikkim at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok, Sikkim, India on December 12, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama watching members of the Tibetan community of Sikkim performing in traditional regional dress during the Long Life Prayer offering at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok, Sikkim, India on December 12, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Members of the Tibetan community of Sikkim performing traditional song and dance for His Holiness the Dalai Lama during the Long Life Prayer offering at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok, Sikkim, India on December 12, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama blessing a prayer wheel as he leaves the stage at the conclusion of teachings at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok, Sikkim, India on December 12, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Members of the crowd greeting His Holiness the Dalai Lama as he walks to his car at the conclusion of teachings at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok, Sikkim, India on December 12, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Sikkim Chief Minister Shri Prem Singh Tamang watching as His Holiness the Dalai Lama departs at the conclusion of the teaching at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok, Sikkim, India on December 12, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
