Dharamshala: After several days of incessant rain, this morning the snow-cloaked mountains behind Dharamsala sparkled in the sunlight. Representatives of organisations offering prayers for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s long life — the Australian Tibetan National Association, Tibetan Communities Europe and the Tibetan Youth Congress — escorted him from the gate to his residence to the Tsuglagkhang, the Main Tibetan Temple. Costumed dancers beating drums and monks playing horns led the way.
As the golf-cart His Holiness was riding drove steadily along the corridor through the court...





