Dalai Lama Visits Bihar's Bodh Gaya For First Time In Two Years. IN Pics

On New Year's Day, lamas will pray for the longevity of nonagenarians at a long life offering ceremony.

Bodh Gaya: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama speaks during a sermon at Kalachakra Ground.

Bodh Gaya woke up on Thursday with the presence of the highest spiritual leader Dalai Lama who started his public talks in the tiny, yet world-renowned pilgrim town in Bihar, a yearly undertaking that had been suspended in recent years in light of the pandemic. ( Image Source: PTI )

In spite of the possibility of a coronavirus outbreak, devotees of all colors packed the Kalchakra Maidan for the spiritual leader's discourses over the next few days. On New Year's Day, lamas will pray for the longevity of nonagenarians at a long life offering ceremony. ( Image Source: PTI )

The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize arrived at the venue in a battery-operated vehicle as the audience listened intently to the solemn prayers over loudspeakers. Since his arrival on December 22, the Nobel Peace Prize winner has been staying at the Tibetan monastery. ( Image Source: PTI )

The charismatic religious leader, who has many famous people as his followers, walked with shuffled steps and a noticeable slouch in his posture, but his famous broad smile was clearly unaffected by the fragility brought on by age. ( Image Source: PTI )

A Bangladesh-based group that sought to avenge atrocities committed against Rohingyas in Myanmar by targeting the congregation, which attracts many pilgrims and lay devotees from the neighboring country, carried out a low-intensity blast that rocked the Kalchakra Maidan a few years ago. ( Image Source: PTI )

Concerns about the Tibetan leader's safety were sparked by "preliminary reports" of the presence of a "Chinese national," a woman, in the pilgrim town. ( Image Source: PTI )