Thekchen Chöling, Dharamshala, HP, India: The courtyard of the Thekchen Chöling Tsuglagkhang, the Main Tibetan Temple here, was decorated with rich garlands of flowers on 11 November 2025. From the gate to His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s residence to his throne on the veranda below the temple lay a red carpet decorated with auspicious symbols and strewn with flower petals. An estimated 550 people dressed in traditional Mönpa attire sat in the yard.
When His Holiness reached the gate, he was greeted by representatives of the organisers, the All Mönpa Students’ Un...





