In this northern Indian hill town, a steady stream of Tibetans enters a small, windowless office in search of legal advice. Red-robed monks, the elderly, parents with children, and young couples all seat themselves in plastic chairs across from Vinayak Sharma.
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Dr Lobsang Sangay taking oath as the new Kalon Tripa (Prime Minister) from Chief Justice Commissioner Mr Ngawang Phelgyal as His Holiness the Dalai Lama and outgoing Kalon Tripa Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche looks on. The ceremony was held at Tsug-la Khang in Dharamshala, north India, the exile seat of Tibet on August 8, 2011. (Phayul photo/Norbu Wangyal)
Free Tibet activists display the 'banned in Tibet' Tibetan national flag in front of giant Xinhua advertisment at Times Square. Organisers of the protest, Students of a Free Tibet called Xinhua, China’s state-run media agency as the main censorship agency in the world's second largest economy.
Over 5000 Tibetans from all over Tibet took part in the annual religious congregation 'Jang Gunchoe Chenmo' and enthroned a portrait of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Defying Chinese government orders, monks and nuns representing all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism and Yungdrung Bon took part in the 10-day Gunchoe Chenmo held at Kham Lithang Gonchen in July 2011.
Kalon Tripa Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche and Deputy Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel arriving at Tsug-la Khang for the official function of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's 76th birthday celebrations. The Kalon Tripa in the Kashag statement urged all Tibetans to engage in actions that will not breach the wishes of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and at the same time to work hard in preserving our traditional values. (Phayul photo/Norbu Wangyal)
His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrives at Tsug-la Khang to give a two-day teaching on Je Tsongkhapa's "Praise to the Buddha for His Teachings on Dependent Origination (tendrel toepa)" at the request of a group of Vietnamese. Around 600 Vietnamese have gathered in Dharamshala for the teachings on June 28-29. (Phayul Photo/Norbu Wangyal)
‘George’ Dundul Namgyal Tsarong, 91, died 3:30 pm, June 18th 2011 in a hospital in Dehra Dun, India. Dundul Namgyal was born in 1920 in Lhasa as the eldest son of DASANG DAMDUL TSARONG, the commander-in-chief of the Tibetan army.
A monk gives alms to beggars on the lingkor road in Mcleod Ganj, Dharamshala. Yearly, hundreds of less privileged people gather around Tsug la Khang in the month of Saka Dawa. The 15th day of the fourth month of the Tibetan lunar calendar is considered auspicious for performing meritorious deeds. (Phayul photo/Norbu Wangyal)
Monks from the resource rich region of Nyarong, Kham Province carried out a peaceful protest on May 8, 2010 against Beijing's rule in Tibet. Seen here are the monks, aged between 19 and 22, with the Tibetan words 'Tibet' and 'Sadness' written on their bare chests, posing in front of the 'banned in Tibet' picture of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and hand drawn Tibetan national flags. The whereabouts of the monks are not yet known.
