Dharamshala: The ceremony began early in morning with traditional chanting from monks and nuns, and the offering of the white scarf to His Holiness the Dalai Lama's picture, and finished with the Tibetan national anthem.
Few celebrations were seen, as His Holiness the Dalia Lama had previously urged Tibetans to eschew all celebrations except traditional and religious rituals.
In Ngawa County, Eastern Tibet, Tibetans protested against Chinese rule by eating only plain foods, like tsampa and bread, instead of the feast traditional on Losar.
