Buddhist monks offering prayers in a monastery in Bylakuppe...

BYLAKUPPE, MYSORE, KARNATAKA, INDIA - 2014/12/26: Buddhist monks offering prayers in a monastery in Bylakuppe. Bylakuppe is home to many Tibetans in exile settled in India and was established by Lugsum Samdupling (in 1961) and Dickyi Larsoe (in 1969) after the Indian government leased out land to accommodate some of the Tibetan expatriates who came to resettle in India after 1959. Bylakuppe consists of a number of agricultural settlements, colonies are close to each other, and has number of monasteries and temples in all the major Tibetan Buddhist traditions. Most notable among them are the large educational monastic institution Sera Monastery, the smaller Tashilunpo Monastery (both in the Gelug tradition) and Namdroling Monastery (in the Nyingma tradition). Bylakuppe also has many Buddhist universities for advanced Buddhist practices. (Photo by Subhendu Sarkar/LightRocket via Getty Images)