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- A group of Tibetan women in the grasslands celebrate the birthday of the Dalai Lama in an area of Amdo, wearing traditional Tibetan dress.
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- This image depicts a shrine where monks held a prayer ceremony and celebration of the Dalai Lama’s birthday on June 22, at a monastery in Rebkong (Chinese: Tongren), Qinghai.
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- This image shows birthday celebrations in the grasslands of monks from a monastery in Tsekhog (Chinese: Zeke Xian) county in Malho (Chinese: Huangnan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture), the Tibetan area of Amdo.
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- Monks in Gade county, Golok (Chinese: Guoluo), Qinghai celebrated the birthday on June 22 (2015); this image depicts a picture of the Dalai Lama on a throne with traditional offerings in front.
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- Monks at Meyshe monastery in Tsoe City, Kanlho, Gansu, marked the birthday on June 22.
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- This image from Machen county in Golog (Chinese: Guoluo) in Qinghai captures the scene when monks and local people celebrated the 80th birthday. The image on the left depicts the 10th Panchen Lama, widely respected among Tibetans for his passionate defence of the Tibetan language, religion and culture.
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- This image of the birthday celebrations is from Rebkong (Chinese: Tongren) in Qinghai.
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- The birthday celebration in Serthar (Chinese: Seda), Kardze (Chinese: Ganzi), Sichuan (the Tibetan area of Kham) where local people and monks gathered in the grasslands on June 22.
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- Monks in Kangtsa monastery, Tsoshar, Qinghai celebrated the birthday on June 22.
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- A Tibetan man in Amdo marked the birthday at a shrine in his house, where thangkas and pictures were on display.
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- An image of a simple and personal celebration in a student dormitory in Lanzhou, Gansu. The image shows a small photo of the Dalai Lama with a khatag (white blessing scarf), and traditional offerings.