The Dalai Lama watches a traditional dance performance during an event held for his 90th birthday, at the Main Tibetan Temple in McLeod Ganj, near Dharamsala on 30 June 2025. Draped in traditional maroon and yellow robes, the Dalai Lama sat and listened to speeches and chants of monks, nuns, pilgrims, as well as well-wishers from across the world on Monday.

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