Jammu/Shimla, July 13 -- After his 90th birthday celebrations, the 14th Dalai Lama arrived at Leh on Saturday for a month long stay in Ladakh.

"He arrived from Chandigarh in an IAF aircraft. Enthusiastic people of Leh had lined up on either side of the road to give him a rousing welcome. I never saw such enthusiasm before," said Chering Dorjay Lakrook, former minister.

In the early hours Saturday morning, hundreds of Tibetans and devoted followers gathered in long queues across Dharamshala, eager for a glimpse of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader as he departed for Ladakh.

Lakrook informed that the Dalai Lama will also go to Zanskar for a few days. "After he returns from Zanskar, we would request him to give teachings to the people o...