Tibetan Prayer Flags Fly On The Grounds Of The Tsuglagkhang Complex Which Is The Dalai Lamas Residence In Exile In McLeod Gang, Dharmsala, India

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Dharamsala

Dharamsala (also spelled Dharamshala) is known as the home of the Dalai Lama, though in fact the Tibetan spiritual leader is based about two miles up the hill in McLeod Ganj, and that's where most visitors are heading. Dharamsala proper is a market town mostly useful for bus connections.


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