Tibetan monks-in-exile celebrated the 90th birthday of the 14th Dalai Lama in Shimla with heartfelt prayers for his health and long life. The ceremony symbolised unity and cultural pride among Tibetans. Prime Minister Modi and other leaders extended warm wishes, while Hollywood star Richard Gere received blessings from the Dalai Lama in Dharamshala.

Tibet policy institute Director Thubten Samphel has said that the announcement of His Holiness The Dalai Lama living up to the age of 113 is a source of huge encouragement for Tibetans throughout the world and for all those who have supported the issue of Tibet for years.
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