His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar speaking to journalists during their visit to Buddha Smriti Park in Patna, Bihar, India on December 28, 2016. Photo/Tenzin Taklha/OHHDL
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar lighting candles on their arrival at Buddha Smriti Park in Patna, Bihar, India on December 28, 2016. Photo/Tenzin Taklha/OHHDL
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama along with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and monks from the Pali and Sanskrit traditions chanting prayers at Buddha Smriti Park in Patna, Bihar, India on December 28, 2016. Photo/Tenzin Taklha/OHHDL
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Well-wishers line the road as His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrives in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 28, 2016. Photo/Ven Lobsang Kunga/OHHDL
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaking to pilgrims from Tibet in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 29, 2016. Photo/Jeremy Russell/OHHDL
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Two monks from the Mahabodhi Society escorting His Holiness the Dalai Lama around the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 29, 2016. Photo/Jeremy Russell/OHHDL
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama joining monks in reciting Buddhist texts in front of the statue of Buddha Shakyamuni inside the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 29, 2016. Photo/Jeremy Russell/OHHDL
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama continuing his round of the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on December 29, 2016. Photo/Jeremy Russell/OHHDL