Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama wears a yellow ceremonial hat of the Gelug sect as he leads a prayer session on the first day of 'Losar' or the Tibetan New Year at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharmsala, Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

Tibetan Buddhist monks attend a prayer session on the first day of the Tibetan New Year in Dharmsala. (Photo: AP)

Exile Tibetan Buddhist monks attend a prayer session on the first day of the Tibetan New Year in Dharmsala. (Photo: AP)

Tibetan Buddhist monks blow ceremonial horns during a prayer session on the third day of 'Losar' (Photo: AP)

Exile Tibetan Buddhist monks attend a prayer session on the third day of 'Losar'. (Photo: AP)

An exile Tibetan Buddhist nun ties prayer flags on a string behind Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama's residence on the third day of "Losar". (Photo: AP)

Exile Tibetans throw white flour powder in air during a prayer session behind Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama's residence on the third day of 'Losar'. (Photo: AP)