VIDEO-A Tibetan Pilgrimage

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Tibetans who have escaped Chinese occupied Tibet, make pilgrimages to the Temple Complex which also houses the residence of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, here in Mcleod Ganj. They walk around the complex in a clockwise direction called a KORA, swinging prayer wheels and chanting Om Mane Padme Hum. It was a wonderful way to spend my birthday and to prepare for seeing the Dalai Lama. Walking with these people who had struggled so hard to be able to practice their religion in peace was a humbling experience that I will carry with me forever.