Miss Tibet beauty pageant, Dharamshala, 2008.
Exile Tibetans wait to welcome the Dalai Lama in Dharamshala, 2008.
Exile Tibetans welcome the Dalai Lama on his arrival in Dharamshala, 2008.
Tibetans Protest. Dharamshala, March 10, 2008.
An exile Tibetan woman holds a placard during a protest gathering in Dharamshala, India.
An old Tibetan exile holds a magazine with a portrait of the Dalai Lama during a protest rally in Dharamshala, India.
Tibetan Protest. Dharmshala, March, 2008.
Exiled Tibetan Buddhist monks hold a candlelit demonstration against the Chinese rule in Tibet, Dharamshala, India.
Exile Tibetans carry a portrait of the Dalai Lama during a candlelit procession in Dharamshala, India.
Tibetans being detained by the Indian police near Dharamshala, March 2008.
The Dalai Lama meditates. March 10, 2008.
Tibetan Buddhist nuns participate in a candlelit vigil to pay respects to the victims of the Mumbai terrorist attacks in India.
Candlelit Vigil, Dharamshala, 2008.
The Dalai Lama confers with the Tibetan prime minister-in-exile, Dharamshala, 2008.
Tenzin Tsundue, Tibetan political activist being detained by Indian police near Dharamshala, March, 2008.
Tibetan monk on march to Tibet resting by the roadside near Dharamshala, March, 2008.
A Tibetan refugee family attends annual Buddhist teachings given by the Dalai Lama. Dharamshala, 2006.
Tibetans greet the Dalai Lama as he arrives at the Tsuglakhang temple to attend a function. Dharamshala, 2005.
Exile Tibetan artists perform a drum salute for the Dalai Lama, Dharamshala, 2006.
Commemorating the anniversary of 1959 Lhasa uprising, March 10. Dharamshala, 2005.
An exile Tibetan pays his respect to a portrait of the Dalai Lama on the Tibetan leader's birthday, July 6. Dharamshala, 2005.
Early morning sun falls on a Tibetan Buddhist monk as he blows a conch shell at a prayer session marking the beginning of the Tibetan new year. Dharamshala, 2006.
A Tibetan masked dancer in a traditional opera performance during Shoton or Curd Festival. Dharamshala, 2006.
Tibetan refugee monks line up with their Green Books as identity proof to vote to elect their prime minister of the exiled Tibetan government. Dharamshala, 2006.
Tibetan exiles hold a candlelit vigil demanding the release of a prominent Buddhist leader Tulku Tenzin Delek. Dharamshala, 2006.
Tibetan exiles with the portraits of the Buddhist monk Tulku Tenzin Delek, imprisoned by China, observe one minute silence at a protest gathering demanding his release. Dharamshala, 2006.
Exile Tibetan protesters burn the Chinese Flag, Dharamshala, 2006.
Tenzin Tsundue, Tibetan poet and political activist, protests the launch of a new censored search engine by Google in China. Dharamshala, 2006.
A Tibetan climbs high to tie prayer flags or Lungta on the third day of the Tibetan new year. Beleived to spread prayers on wind the five color flags represent the five elements; earth, fire, water, sky and air. Dharamshala, 2006.
Masked Tibetan jesters, Lama Dance or Cham, Sherabling Monastery, Dharamshala, 2003.
Lama Dance or Cham, Sherabling Monastery, Dharamshala, 2003.
An exile Tibetan joins a function commemorating the 1959 Women's uprising in Lhasa, March 12. Dharamshala, 2005.
Five contestants of the Miss Tibet 2006 beauty pageant pose for the cameras during the swimsuit round. Dharamshala, 2006.
Five contestants of the Miss Tibet 2006 beauty pageant at the event finale. Dharamshala, 2006.
A Miss Tibet 2006 contestant prepares for the event finale backstage. Dharamshala, 2006.
The Dalai Lama speaks at a conference organised by the Peace Jam Foundation. Dharamshala, 2006.
Tibetan protester. Dharamshala, 2006.
Tibetan exiles demanding the release of Tulku Tenzin Delek, an important Buddhist teacher imprisoned by China. Dharamshala, 2004.
Remembering Thupten Ngodup, a Tibetan refugee who immolated himself after a failed hunger strike in New Delhi. Dharamshala, 2003.
A Tibetan exile at a protest meeting. Dharamshala, 2003.
Tibetan exiles light butter lamps in the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharamshala during morning prayers.
Tibetan refugee children in traditional clothes play as an old Tibetan does prostrations at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharamshala, India.