The building behind me is the palace where Dalai Lama resides. His health doesn’t permit him to travel as much as before, thus people gather here from all over the world to listen to his teachings.
No cameras or electronic devices are allowed except radios. His preachings are translated in many different languages to be transmitted to FM radio frequencies.
We visited one of many temples in Dharamshala.
This is the kindergarten at TCV, Tibetan Children’s Village. There are students from kindergarten to high school staying at boarding homes. The education level is quite high; kindergarten students study multiplication and all the students learn to speak at least three languages.
You can be a sponsor to a child and donations are always welcomed.
The day before teachings, we had to reserve seats. The spaces are limited and there are thousands of people attending.
The teachings are spread out for three days, each day for three hours. On the first day, I was there at 6:45 to avoid big line up for body and bag checks. There are two lines, one for males and one for females. As you can guess, the line for female is much much longer. On the second day I was in the for more than 45 minutes.
As the Tibetans live peacefully with Indians, the respect for cows are strictly reinforced.
You can experience Tibetan culture at Tibet World: story telling, dance, singing, language lessons and so on.