Tibetan refugees living in Nepal celebrated their religious leader Dalai Lama's 87th birthday on Wednesday.

Lama, a religious leader exiled from Tibet, has turned 87 today. He is the 14th Dalai Lama.

The birth anniversary program was coordinated by the Tibetan Refugee Welfare Office in Lazimpat.

The Tibetan Community celebrated the birthday of their religious leader Dalai Lama by organizing a program at Jawalakhel in Lalitpur.

The Tibetan refugees celebrated the birth anniversary of Lama wishing for world peace. They worshipped the portrait of Lama.

During the program, children of the Tibetan Community sang the national anthem of Nepal.

Chargé d’Affaires at the US Embassy Kathmandu Manuel P. Micaller and diplomats of Japan, France and European Union among others were present on the occasion.

Photo: Shambhu Kattel/ Saroj Baiju

The Tibetan refugees, who had been celebrating the birthday only inside the gumbas because of the Covid-19 pandemic, organized a grand event in the open ground in Jawalakhel this year.

A Tibetan Community leader claimed that the birthday of their religious leader was celebrated not for political motives but as per religious beliefs.

Tibetans living around the world have been celebrating the Dalai Lama's birthday on July 6.