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22 August 2006 - Ulan Bator, Gandan(tegchenling) Monastery
 
What an amazing moment! His Holiness was as radiant as you would imagine him to be, his gaze was everywhere in the crowd and he talked about the importance of modern education and traditional culture being the key to development.

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Dalai Lama - Preparation for his arrival; we arrived at Gandan Monastery at 8am & HH appeared at 1pm

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Dalai Lama - His Holiness spoke in Tibetan and English, and had Mongol interpretors

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Dalai Lama

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Dalai Lama - Delegation of monks

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Bye bye Dalai Lama and Gandan Monastery

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Dalai Lama - The crowd at Gandan Monastery

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Dalai Lama

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Dalai Lama with Choijamts, the Khamba Lama of the Gandan Monastery

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Dalai Lama - First row but everyone is crushing us against the policemen who are pushing us back...

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Dalai Lama - Elke and I with the Mongol lady who was standing next to us in the crowd