International Campaign for Tibet Chairman Richard Gere attends the commemoration of the 66th anniversary of the Tibetan ...

The Buddhist leader, 89, has lived in exile in India since the Chinese army’s deadly crackdown on Tibetans in 1959.

Losar is a time for the Monpas to refresh their spirits and renew their commitment to religious and cultural practices. It marks the end of the old year and the beginning of a new cycle, symbolising ...

Shih Tzus have a reputation for being a bit yappy and they can bark at pretty much anything, be it people or other animals ...

Shih Tzus have a reputation for being a bit yappy and they can bark at pretty much anything, be it people or other animals ...

We offer fruits and Khapse, our traditional Tibetan sweets, and we offer this to our gods and deities. I wish the new year to be more peaceful so that we all can live our happy life.” (ANI) This ...

The cham dance is performed in this monastery in the Himalayas the day before the Tibetan New Year, known as Losar, evoking Mahakala to remove obstacles and cleanse the place of negative energy.

BAIJNATH, India (AP) — Wearing colorful robes and fearsome masks, the monks high stepped and spun around around the sandstone courtyard to the sound of drums, cymbals and long horns. Behind them ...

(AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) A monk belonging to the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism wears a ceremonial mask representing the god Mahakala while he makes an entrance for a ritual dance called Cham ...

Devotees pray as a statue of the Tibetan Buddhist god Mahakala is wheeled around a courtyard at the Palpung Sherabling monastery near Baijnath, India, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini ...

Tibetans in exile are celebrating Losar, also known as the Tibetan New Year. Tibetans are welcoming the Wood Snake Year 2152 and will bidding good bye to Dragon Wood year 2151. The religion and ...