HH Dalai Lama arrives in Mundgod

On 22 December 2014 His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet arrived in Gaden Monastery, Mundgod Tibetan Settlement, to bestow the 2014 Jangchup Lamrim Teachings.

His Holiness was received by H.H. Gaden Tripa Rinpoche, Sharpa Choeje Rinpoche, Jangtse Choeje Rinpoche, H.E. Ling Rinpoche, Abbots, Ex-Abbots, High Lamas, Tibetan, Indian and Foreign Dignitaries, and Representatives of the Jangchup Lamrim Committee. The traditional Welcoming Ceremony was conducted inside of Gaden Jangtse Prayer Hall (venue for the 2014 Jangchup Lamrim Teachings) while traditional songs and dances were performed outside.

Above: Crowds gather to greet His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Mundgod Tibetan Settlement for the 2014 Jangchup Lamrim Teachings at Gaden Monastery, Mundgod, south India, 22 December 2014 © Simon Houlton/JLTOC

HH Arrival 2 Above: Crowds gather to greet His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Mundgod Tibetan Settlement for the 2014 Jangchup Lamrim Teachings at Gaden Monastery, Mundgod, south India, 22 December 2014 © Simon Houlton/JLTOC

HH Arrival 3 Above: On arrival at Gaden Monastery for the 2014 Jangchup Lamrim Teachings, His Holiness the Dalai Lama was received by H.H. Gaden Tripa Rinpoche, Sharpa Choeje Rinpoche, H.E. Ling Rinpoche and many others, Gaden Monastery, Mundgod, south India, 22 December 2014 © Nathalie Hinstin/JLTOC
Ling Rinpoche, Mundgod, Karnataka, India, 2014_12_21 Above: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Welcome Ceremony for the 2014 Jangchup Lamrim Teachings, Gaden Monastery, Mundgod, south India, 22 December 2014 © Manuel Bauer/JLTOC
Ling Rinpoche, Mundgod, Karnataka, India, 2014_12_21 Above: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Welcome Ceremony for the 2014 Jangchup Lamrim Teachings, Gaden Monastery, Mundgod, south India, 22 December 2014 © Manuel Bauer/JLTOC

HH Arrival 7_RIO6262 Above: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Welcome Ceremony for the 2014 Jangchup Lamrim Teachings, Gaden Monastery, Mundgod, south India, 22 December 2014 © Rio Helmi/JLTOC

Ling Rinpoche, Mundgod, Karnataka, India, 2014_12_21 Above: H.E. Ling Rinpoche offers a khata to His Holiness the Dalai Lama during the Welcome Ceremony for the 2014 Jangchup Lamrim Teachings, Gaden Monastery, Mundgod, south India, 22 December 2014 © Manuel Bauer/JLTOC

Ling Rinpoche, Mundgod, Karnataka, India, 2014_12_21 Above: His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaks to the Chairman of the Jangchup Lamrim Teaching Organizing Committee during the Welcome Ceremony for the 2014 Jangchup Lamrim Teachings, Gaden Monastery, Mundgod, south India, 22 December 2014 © Manuel Bauer/JLTOC

HH Arrival 10_RIO6270 Above: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Welcome Ceremony for the 2014 Jangchup Lamrim Teachings, Gaden Monastery, Mundgod, south India, 22 December 2014 © Rio Helmi/JLTOC

HH Arrival 11 _RLH1451 Above: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Welcome Ceremony for the 2014 Jangchup Lamrim Teachings, Gaden Monastery, Mundgod, south India, 22 December 2014 © Rio Helmi/JLTOC

HH Arrival 12_RLH1462Above: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Welcome Ceremony for the 2014 Jangchup Lamrim Teachings, Gaden Monastery, Mundgod, south India, 22 December 2014 © Rio Helmi/JLTOC

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