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The Wind Horse (Tib. Lung-ta), a mythical Tibetan creature from pre-Buddhist times, combines the speed of the wind and the strength of the horse to carry prayers from earth to the heavens.
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The awe inspiring natural beauty, picture perfect panoramic views and soothing climate of Dharamshala is mixed with the Tibetian flavors makes it a place worth visiting.
Dharamshala, Aug 14 (ANI): Tenzin Norzom, Miss Tibet 2010, joined a signature campaign with activists in Dharamshala on Friday, protesting China's oppression in Tibet.
As a part of the drive, signatures of the people who support the Tibetan Movement are being collected on a big scroll. The banner will be later presented to the UN Secretary General.
"Firstly, as Miss Tibet, I have the responsibility towards the Tibet cause. When I saw a non-Tibetan people contributing his blood for Tibetan freedom, it really inspired me. I came to know him after I got my title. So, it really inspired me. I just feel like working with him for the Tibetan cause," said Norzom.
Mahesh Yadav, an Indian activist who joined the signature campaign, has been making portraits of various world leaders with his own blood for the past fourteen years.
Yadav painted a portrait of the US President Barack Obama, appealing for Tibet's freedom.
"My blood is devoted to the freedom of Tibet, the support is important for the independence of Tibet. I am going to appeal the whole world with this message. I have painted Barack Obama's portrait using my own blood. And this is a message to save humanity. We have appealed the US President to save Tibet, because Dalai Lama is fighting for non-violence," said Yadav.
Meanwhile, a group of Tibetan volunteers launched a website to campaign for a candidate, Lobsang Sangay, for the ensuing polls to elect the Tibetan Kalon Tripa (Prime Minister) -in-exile.
"We have just launched a website called kaluntripa.org and this is to campaign for Dr. Lobsang Sangay. He is a Harvard law graduate and currently working in Harvard Law University. So, many young Tibetans in exile would like to see him as next Prime Minister of the Tibet Government in exile," said Lobsang Wangyal.
An estimated 80,000 Tibetans arrived in India along with the Dalai Lama after an abortive uprising against the Chinese rule in 1959 and over the years their numbers have swelled. (ANI)
Dharamshala is all about vibrant Tibetan flags, beautiful rolling prayer wheels and the rejuvenating sound of the ringing bells and chirping birds. View more at theindiantourist.com/dharamshala/
These are the hills where the Tibetan government in exile resides. This hilltop town is the asylum of a nation forced on the run. This is my third destination in India. A place I knew not even the name of before and now I see with my very own eyes. A place amidst the clouds reflection on these blues eyes.
In Hindi language dharamshala means pilgrim guesthouse. Many travel long ways on their minds knees to see the grand Buddhist temple of Dharamshala, they tire themselves with distance to see and hear or at least feel the presence of the one Dalai Lama, who when not changing location lives here, among his community of Tibetan exiles.
I gave 24 hours of fear and desperation on the Indian mountain roads to get to this place. A night of pure travel, with only a name for a destination, followed by a morning of new hope I sat on four different buses, under many watchful eyes. Twenty hours of travel, going up on the seemingly never ending curvy roads of Himachal Pradesh, I suddenly see the Himalayas open in front of me. Mountains that carry the clear blue sky on their ageless shoulders, lined with the white sails of the skies. Time does not exist. Tiredness, pain, and destination do not exist. I knew the reason for this long road; I was there, meaning here.
For Tibetans Dharamshala is no guesthouse. It is their sanctuary. Many make great sacrifices to live their home in the rooftop of the world to make their way on the dangerous steps to the foothills of the Himalayas. They make a pilgrimage to save their freedom, life and culture. They go to keep alive a flame a great wind is persecuting.
Behind a street lined with shops and kiosks selling leather, postcards, clothes and jewelry, there is a temple hidden behind the stalls. Every day I walk this alleyway to turn the prayer wheels on the walls. As my hand brushes on the wooden wheels, engraved with beautiful Tibetan writing, I ask myself; for what. Smiling I answer; for its beauty, for its blessings.