• Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama performs a ritual at the Anacostia River in Washington to end an 11-day visit to Washington to lead thousands in a Buddhist meditation ritual on July 16, 2001. AFP PHOTO/Chris KLEPONIS *** Local Caption *** 434610-01-08.jpg
    Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama performs a ritual at the Anacostia River in Washington to end an 11-day visit to Washington to lead thousands in a Buddhist meditation ritual on July 16, 2001. AFP PHOTO/Chris KLEPONIS *** Local Caption *** 434610-01-08.jpg
  • July 16, 2011: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama gestures to his head-wear as he arrives to bless the Anacostia River in Washington with sand from a mandala mixed with water during a ceremony marking the end of the annual Kalachakra. AFP Photo / J???
    July 16, 2011: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama gestures to his head-wear as he arrives to bless the Anacostia River in Washington with sand from a mandala mixed with water during a ceremony marking the end of the annual Kalachakra. AFP Photo / J???
  • July 16, 2011: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (C) arrives to bless the Anacostia River in Washington with sand from a mandala mixed with water during a ceremony marking the end of the annual Kalachakra. AFP Photo / Jewel SAMAD
    July 16, 2011: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (C) arrives to bless the Anacostia River in Washington with sand from a mandala mixed with water during a ceremony marking the end of the annual Kalachakra. AFP Photo / Jewel SAMAD
  • July 16, 2011: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama leaves after blessing the Anacostia River in Washington with sand from a mandala mixed with water during a ceremony marking the end of the annual Kalachakra. AFP Photo / Jewel SAMAD
    July 16, 2011: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama leaves after blessing the Anacostia River in Washington with sand from a mandala mixed with water during a ceremony marking the end of the annual Kalachakra. AFP Photo / Jewel SAMAD
  • July 16, 2011: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (C) is silhouetted as he prays before blessing the Anacostia River in Washington with sand from a mandala mixed with water during a ceremony marking the end of the annual Kalachakra. AFP Photo / Jewe???
    July 16, 2011: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (C) is silhouetted as he prays before blessing the Anacostia River in Washington with sand from a mandala mixed with water during a ceremony marking the end of the annual Kalachakra. AFP Photo / Jewe???
  • July 16, 2011: The Dalai Lama, third from left in a baseball cap, pours mandala sand mixed with river water into the Anacostia River as part of a blessing ceremony in Washington. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
    July 16, 2011: The Dalai Lama, third from left in a baseball cap, pours mandala sand mixed with river water into the Anacostia River as part of a blessing ceremony in Washington. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
  • July 16, 2011: The Dalai Lama, center left in baseball cap, pours mandala sand mixed with river water into the Anacostia River as part of a blessing ceremony in Washington. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
    July 16, 2011: The Dalai Lama, center left in baseball cap, pours mandala sand mixed with river water into the Anacostia River as part of a blessing ceremony in Washington. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

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