His Holiness the Dalai Lama being received by Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister of J&K, as the state guest, at Srinagar airport on July 12, 2012. The Dalai Lama, on his third visit to the state capital, will meet Tibetan Muslims in the city and give a public talk.(Photo/OHHDL.Tenzin Choejor)
The 12th Annual meeting of Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) chapters in North America was held on June 30 to July 1, in Seattle, Washington. Representatives from seven chapters attended the two day meeting which included New York/New Jersey, Portland/Vancouver, San Francisco, Wisconsin, Washington DC, Minnesota and Seattle
World-renowned Buddhist master and author of the best-selling book; The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Sogyal Rinpoche gave a public talk and teaching to an exclusive gathering of 300 Tibetans, Bhutanese, Sikkimese and other members from the Himalayan community of New York and New Jersey on June 23.
Icons of Peace: Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama greets Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in London, England, on June 19, 2012. (Photo/Jeremy Russell/OHHDL)
New members of the Tibetan National Men's Football Team pose for a picture with officials of the Tibetan National Football Association in Dharamshala, June 19, 2012. The players were selected after a ten-day camp from 47 probables who played in the last three editions of the Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup. (Phayul photo/Norbu Wangyal)
The charred body of Tamding Thar, an elderly Tibetan in his 50s, who self-immolated earlier today in front of the county's People's Armed Police camp in an apparent protest against the Chinese government in Chentsa, Amdo eastern Tibet. 40 Tibetans have set themselves on fire since 2009, demanding freedom in Tibet and the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama from exile. (Phayul photo/An exiled Tibetan from Chentsa)
Hundreds of Tibetans are seen carrying the body of Tamding Thar, an elderly Tibetan in his 50s, who self-immolated earlier today in an apparent protest against the Chinese government in Chentsa, Amdo eastern Tibet. 40 Tibetans have set themselves on fire since 2009, demanding freedom in Tibet and the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama from exile. (Phayul photo/Ghangri)
Saviour of the day, Tenzin Namdak, the goalkeeper of Phuntsokling FC (Orissa), with two brilliant penalty saves, poses for the shutterbugs. Phuntsokling FC (Orissa) won on penalties 4-1. June 5, 2012. (Phayul Photo/Norbu Wangyal)
His Holiness the Dalai Lama presenting Geshe Lhakdor, Director of the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives with a ‘Certificate of Respect and Appreciation’ on behalf of the Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia for his "extraordinary leadership and coordination." Under the Emory Tibet Science Initiative, a joint collaboration of the Library and the University, the first batch of Tibetan monks and nuns this year completed a first of its kind five-year course in maths, neuroscience, biology and physics. June 3, 2012 at Dharamshala, India. (Phayul photo/Geleck Palsang)
