50th Tibetan Democracy Day ceremonies

A Tibetan in-exile performs a religious ritual at the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu Photograph: Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images

An exiled Tibetan boy waits to perform a traditional dance at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharamsala, India Photograph: Ashwini Bhatia/AP

A group of exiled Tibetan monks read a message from their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, under the shelter of umbrellas during a ceremony in Kathmandu Photograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPA

An exiles Tibetan monk smiles before taking part in a procession in Kathmandu Photograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPA

Raindrops cover a portrait of the Dalai Lama during celebrations in Kathmandu Photograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPA

Exiles Tibetans queue up on Democracy Day, in Kathmandu Photograph: Binod Joshi/AP

Exiled Tibetans perform a traditional dance at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharamsala, India Photograph: Ashwini Bhatia/AP

Exiled Tibetans perform a traditional dance at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharmasala Photograph: Ashwini Bhatia/AP

Tibetan-in-exile monks prepare for a ceremony in Kathmandu Photograph: Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images

Tibetans in-exile perform a religious ritual at the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu Photograph: Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images

Tibetans in-exile throw 'chappa' - cooked wheat flour - following the conclusion of prayers during a ceremony at the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu Photograph: Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images

Tibetans-in-exile carry a photograph of the Dalai Lama during a march at the Boudhanath Stupa Photograph: Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images

Young Tibetan Buddhist children watch the ceremony to mark the 50th Tibetan Democracy Day rally at the Boudhanath Stupa Photograph: Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images