Dharamshala, July 2 -- Ahead of the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday celebration, the Tibetan Buddhist oracle, Nechung, comes in the form this morning to bless leaders of the Tibetan government-in-exile here. President of the Central Tibetan Administration of Tibetan government-in-exile, Penpa Tsering, ministers and members of Tibetan parliament-in-exile, and many other devotees gathered at the Nechung Monastery here in the North Indian hill town of Dharamshala on Tuesday morning.

In a significant ritual held at the Nechung Monastery, the Nechung Oracle, regarded as one of the protector deities of the Tibetan community, entered into a trance state to bless the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) and its leaders. CTA President Penpa Tsering, m...