In pics | Tibetans in Himachal Pradesh celebrate 82nd birthday of Dalai Lama

Tibetans living-in-exile in India celebrate 82nd birthday of their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at Tsuglhakhang temple in McLeodganj, near Dharamsala, on Thursday. (Shyam Sharma/HT Photo)

Updated on: Jul 06, 2017 6:08 PM IST

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Tibetans living-in-exile in India celebrate 82nd birthday of their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at Tsuglhakhang temple in McLeodganj, near Dharamsala, on Thursday. (Shyam Sharma/HT Photo)

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Dalai Lama fled Lhasa in 1959 after a failed uprising against the Chinese. The Indian government granted asylum to Dalai Lama along with scores of his followers. Tibetans living-in-exile in India celebrate 82nd birthday of their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at Tsuglhakhang temple in McLeodganj, near Dharamsala, on Thursday. (Shyam Sharma/HT Photo)

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The Dalai Lama, revered by the Tibetans as a “living god”. Tibetans living-in-exile in India celebrate 82nd birthday of their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at Tsuglhakhang temple in McLeodganj, near Dharamsala, on Thursday. (Shyam Sharma/HT Photo)

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The Dalai Lama, fondly referred as “His Holiness”, had denounced the 17-point agreement with China and set up a Tibetan government in exile in India. Tibetans living-in-exile in India celebrate 82nd birthday of their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at Tsuglhakhang temple in McLeodganj, near Dharamsala, on Thursday. (Shyam Sharma/HT Photo)

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Tibetans living-in-exile in India celebrate 82nd birthday of 14th spiritual guru Dalai Lama at Tibetan school Chota Shimla, Shimla on Thursday. (Deepak Sansta/HT Photo)

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Tibetan Buddhist Monks during a special morning-prayer session on the occasion of 82nd birthday of Dalai Lama at a monastery in Mcleodganj, near Dharamsala on Thursday. (Shyam Sharma/HT Photo)

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Exiled Tibetan Buddhist monks blow ceremonial horns during a special morning-prayer session on the occasion of 82nd birthday of Dalai Lama at a monastery in Mcleodganj, near Dharamsala on Thursday. (Shyam Sharma/HT Photo)

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Exiled Tibetans rotates a Buddhist prayer wheel at Tsuglhakhang temple on the occasion of 82nd birthday of Dalai Lama at a monastery in Mcleodganj, near Dharamsala on Thursday. (Shyam Sharma/HT Photo)

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Tibetans sprinkle chappa (cooked wheat powder) during the special morning-prayer session on the occasion 82nd birthday of Dalai Lama at a monastery in Mcleodganj, near Dharamsala on Thursday. (Shyam Sharma/HT Photo)

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Born on July 6, 1935, at Taktser hamlet in northeastern Tibet, the Dalai Lama was recognised at the age of two as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama, Thubten Gyatso. Tibetans lcut a birthday cake as they celebrate the 82nd birthday of their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at Tsuglhakhang temple at McLeodganj, near Dharamsala, on Thursday. (Shyam Sharma/HT Photo)

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An exiled Tibetan Buddhist monk distributes birthday cake on the 82nd birthday of their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in Mcleodganj, near Dharamsala on Thursday. (Shyam Sharma/HT Photo)

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Hundreds of monks and Tibetans participated in prayer and cultural Tibetan activities to mark the Dalai Lama's birthday at Tsuglhakhang temple at McLeodganj, near Dharamsala, on Thursday. (Shyam Sharma/HT Photo)