In pictures: Ladakh accords warm welcome to His Holiness the Dalai Lama[Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 1:10 p.m.]

Clad in traditional costumes and carrying bouquets, local women await for the arrival of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at Samtenling Monastery in Nubra Valley, Ladakh on 20 July 2010/Tibetonline.tv photos

Samtenling monastery in Ladakh adorned with colourful prayer flags to welcome His Holiness the Dalai Lama on 20 July 2010

	Monks in traditional yellow hat and maroon robe blow trumpet on the auspicious occasion of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s arrival at Samtenling Monastery in Ladakh on 20 July 2010

His Holiness the Dalai Lama, accompanied by His Eminence the Gaden Tripa, greets monastic officials on his arrival at Samtenling monastery