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Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said Wednesday he hoped Tibet would gain self-rule under the Chinese constitution.

A Savannah writer concerned about recent violence in his city has called on Tibetan monks to bring peace. In response to a request from Murray Silver, the monks started a two-week project Monday to create an intricate mandala, a detailed Buddhist sand design symbolizing the universe.

Police here faced their first test today — ahead of the Kalchakra beginning on Thursday — when they spotted a "Chinese spy girl" in the crowd.

Police in eastern India said on Tuesday they had stepped up security as the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, arrived for a Buddhist festival expected to draw about 80,000 devotees.

A Tibetan security guard and a Chinese woman were detained here by police on suspicion of spying, hours before Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was due to arrive, police said Tuesday.

The Dalai Lama arrived at the traditional site of the enlightenment of Buddha on Tuesday, braving threats to his health and safety to preside over the biggest annual gathering of Tibetans and other Buddhists.

A major fire has completely destroyed Patna's famous Lhasa woollen market. Tibetan refugees set up this market every winter and for many of them earnings made in Patna see them through the year.

Spiritual leader Dalai Lama blessing his devotees at Patna airport on Monday. (PTI photo)

For the next two weeks, Tibetan monks will create an intricate mandala at the Telfair Museum. The Tibetan Monks of the Drepung Loseling Monastary believe that Savannah is special.

Foreigners wanting to visit Tibet will no longer be required to be part of a group nor obtain an Alien Travel Permit, state media reported.