Dharamshala, July 7 -- Living in exile for over 66 years now, after being forced to flee his homeland in 1959, Tibetan spiritual leader, the 14th Dalai Lama, turned 90-years-old on Sunday.

As the Dalai Lama attended his 90th birthday celebration at the Tsuglhakhang Temple in McLeodganj, hundreds of Tibetans, including monks, nuns, school students and foreign followers, gathered at the event.

Union ministers Kiren Rijiju and Rajiv Ranjan Singh, Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, Hollywood star Richard Gere were among those who attended the function.

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