Kalachakra: Tibetans attend the ‘Wheel of Time’ initiations

A Buddhist monks sits with prayer beads during the fourth day of Kalachakra in Bodhgaya of Bihar on Thursday. Buddhist devotees from across the globe have arrived in this small town to attend the 'Kalachakra' or Wheel of Time initiations by the Dalai Lama. (AP Photo/Manish Bhandari)

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A Buddhist monks sits with prayer beads during the fourth day of Kalachakra in Bodhgaya of Bihar on Thursday. Buddhist devotees from across the globe have arrived in this small town to attend the 'Kalachakra' or Wheel of Time initiations by the Dalai Lama. (AP Photo/Manish Bhandari)

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Buddhist monks participate in a special religious teaching prayer attended by the Dalai Lama during the Kalachakra event at Bodhgaya on Friday. (AFP PHOTO / Dibyangshu SARKAR)

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Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama gestures during a special religious teaching session at Kalachakra in Bodhgaya on Thursday. (AFP PHOTO / Dibyangshu SARKAR)

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Buddhist devotees pray at the Mahabodhi Temple where the Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment, during the Kalachakra event at Bodhgaya on January 5, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / Dibyangshu SARKAR)

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Buddhist monks participate in a special religious teaching prayer attended by the Dalai Lama during the Kalachakra event. (AFP PHOTO / Dibyangshu SARKAR)

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Young Buddhist monks participate in the special religious teaching prayer . (AFP PHOTO / Dibyangshu SARKAR)

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A young Buddhist monk smiles as he arrives to pray at the Mahabodhi temple where the Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment. (AFP PHOTO / Dibyangshu SARKAR)

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Young Buddhist monks participate in the Kalachakra event at Bodhgaya on Friday. (AFP PHOTO / Dibyangshu SARKAR)

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Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama put his hand on an elderly devotee during the fourth day of Kalachakra in Bodhgay on Thursday. (AP/AP Photo/Manish Bhandari)

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Buddhist volunteers prepare traditional bread to distribute among the devotees participating in the Kalachakra event. (AFP PHOTO / Dibyangshu SARKAR)

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Buddhist monks prepare a Sand Mandala, a spiritual and ritual symbol depicting the Buddhist universe, during the fourth day of Kalachakra in Bodhgaya on Thursday. (AP/AP Photo/Manish Bhandari)

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Lotuses at the Mahabodhi temple where the Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment. (AFP PHOTO / Dibyangshu SARKAR)

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Floral arrangements during the Kalachakra event at Bodhgaya’s Mahabodhi temple where the Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment. (AFP PHOTO / Dibyangshu SARKAR)