Monk carries Tibetan flag at Lobsang Palden memorial

A Tibetan Buddhist monk carried a Tibetan flag and a placard reading 'FREE TIBETAN LOGA RANGZEN' at Tsuglagkhang Temple in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh on 20 August 2026, during the 49th-day mourning prayer service for independence activist Lobsang Palden (also known as Lobga Rangza).

Tibetan Buddhist monks gathered at Tsuglagkhang Temple, Dharamshala, on 20 August 2026 to observe the 49th day of mourning for activist Lobsang Palden, who died after self-immolating outside the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

A Tibetan Buddhist monk held a placard reading 'United Nations, Break Your Silence!' at the 49th-day mourning prayer for Lobsang Palden at Tsuglagkhang Temple, Dharamshala, on 20 August 2026, urging the UN to respond to Tibet's cause.

Members of the Tibetan community assembled at Tsuglagkhang Temple, Dharamshala, on 20 August 2026 to mark the 49th day of mourning for independence activist Lobsang Palden (also known as Lobga Rangza), who died after self-immolating outside the New York UN Headquarters.

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