# Thousands of people gathered in India’s Dharamshala on Sunday to celebrate the 90th birthday of the Dalai Lama. The gathering marked the culmination of a days-long celebration in the small city that has served as the spiritual leader and Nobel Peace laureate’s home since he fled Tibet during a failed 1959 uprising against Chinese communist rule. In a video message to religious elders on Wednesday, the Dalai Lama announced that he will have a successor after his death and affirmed that his office has the “sole authority” to recognise his future reincarnation.
Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday celebrated with thousands visiting his home in exile