Dalai Lama’s 90th Birthday Celebrations Begin in Dharamshala

Tibetan Buddhist religious leader Dalai Lama's birthday is on July 6. For which people from all over the world will reach Dharamshala. Its preparations are going on in full swing. Many programs will be organized during this time. Currently, special religious events and cultural celebrations are being organized in McLeodganj, Himachal Pradesh. People and followers from all over the country and abroad are reaching this event. On Saturday morning, a prayer meeting was organized for the good health and long life of the Dalai Lama at the Buddhist monastery in McLeodganj. The Dalai Lama himself was also present in this program which started at 8 am. According to the Gregorian calendar, the birthday of the Dalai Lama is celebrated on July 6.

Enthusiasm is being seen at the global level regarding this event. It is being told that people who believe in Buddhism from about 48 countries have reached Dharamshala. According to the organizers, this time around three lakh devotees are expected to arrive, many of whom have already camped in McLeodganj.

Nights adorned with cultural programs
Along with religious programs, cultural presentations are also being held in this festival, which include Tibetan and Indian traditional dance and music. In view of the increasing crowd, the security agencies are fully alert and the area is being closely monitored. In recent days, some parts of Dharamsala, especially the Khaniyara area, had witnessed difficulties due to rain. Some lives were also lost in the floods, which affected tourism. But this grand birth celebration of the Dalai Lama has infused new energy and hope among the local people.

Kiren Rijiju also participated
The special thing was that Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu also participated in the Dalai Lama's program. Rijiju's visit on Friday comes at a time when a few days ago Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama had revealed the plan for his successor (reincarnation), to which China had reacted strongly. A day before this visit of Union Minister Rijiju, China had advised India to be cautious on issues related to Tibet. China had said that this could affect the efforts to improve India-China relations.

Dalai Lama had said this big thing
Recently, the Dalai Lama had said that his successor will be chosen by the Gaden Phodrang Trust established in India, which he himself has created. He made it clear that no other institution or country has the right to interfere in this.

This statement is being considered a direct message to China, as China has been continuously claiming that the successor of the Dalai Lama should be chosen with the approval of Beijing.