Nobel laureate and Tibetan spiritual leader Tenzin Gyatso, popularly known as the 14th Dalai Lama today celebrated his 77th birthday in the presence of thousands of Tibetan exiles and foreigners.
Large crowds began to assemble since morning at the Tsuglagkhang temple to join the birthday celebrations of their Guru.
The Dalai Lama, revered by the Tibetans as a living god, attended the prayers held at the hilltop Tsuglagkhang temple, close to his official palace at McLeodganj.
A group of Chinese settled in various countries greeted the Nobel laureate on the occasion.
In a brief address he expresses his gratitude towards the government of India and the Himachal Pradesh people for their hospitality.
The entire cabinet of the central Tibetan Administration (CTA) and Prime Minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay were present at the function.
Born on July 6, 1935, at Taktser hamlet in northeastern Tibet, the Dalai Lama was recognised at the age of two as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama, Thubten Gyatso.
He received numerous awards including the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership, (1959), 1989 Nobel Peace Prize (1989).In 2012, the Dalai Lama was awarded the Templeton Prize.
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