I have been issued with a three day press pass from Contact Magazine to take photos of HH Dalai Lama. I hope to strike lucky and get a few “exclusive” shots of my most illustrious neighbours. It´s not often one gets to photograph a living god.
His Holiness will give a short teaching from the Jataka Tales at the Main Tibetan Temple on Wednesday. Unfortunately this is the only teaching this spring in Dharamsala for his regular teaching series. Morning prayers at the temple are likely to be proceeded by street demonstrations tomorrow.
To attend Dalai Lama teachings a pass is required from the Department of Security on the Bhagsu Road, McLeod Ganj close to the Green Shop. Bring a passport and two passport size photos a few days before the lessons begin.
Security around the temple site is tight, and you are recommended to bring in an FM radio (for translations), a cup, (if you want to indulge in the free butter tea) and a cushion – some of the teaching sessions last more than three hours at a time. Mobile phones, cameras, lighters and matches are prohibited.
Those wishing to take photographs during teachings are required to bring a press pass to the the Department of Information and International Relation at the Central Tibetan Administration complex on Jogiwara Road for clearance.
Just wanted to correct you a little bit- the Dalai Lama is not considered by anyone a living god, rather, he is the incarnation in human form of a bodhisattva, and enlightened being devoted to helping all living things. There are no "gods" to speak of in Tibetan Buddhism, but there are bodhisattvas and other enlightened beings who are sometimes confused for gods.
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