Photos:: Tibetan community in India

Phurbu Tsering takes part in Tibetan Uprising Day, held at the Tsuglagkhang Temple of the Dalai Lama Complex in McLeod Ganj, India, on March 10, 2014. Tibetan Uprising Day, March 10, commemorates the 1959 Tibetan uprising against the presence of the People’s Republic of China in Tibet. It also was the time when the Dalia Lama fled Tibet and went into exile. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama lives in McLeod Ganj, where this ceremony took place.

Young monks take part in a Tibetan Uprising Day protest march in Dharamsala, India, on March 10, 2014. Tibetan Uprising Day commemorates the 1959 Tibetan uprising against the presence of the People’s Republic of China in Tibet.

Young Tibetan schoolgirls look at the wall of martyrs of self-immolation at the Tsuglagkhang Temple of the Dalai Lama Complex in McLeod Ganj, India. More than 120 people have self-immolated since 2009.

Teenagers Chika Yamasaki, left, and Tenzin Pelmo take part in the Tibetan New Year ceremony for Losar, held at the Tsuglagkhang Temple of the Dalai Lama Complex in McLeod Ganj, India, on March 2, 2014. In the background is a statue erected as a memorial to Tibetan National Martyrs.

A Tibetan “long-life ceremony” is held for the Dalai Lama on March 11, 2014, in Dharamsala, India. Security men also surround the Dalai Lama where ever he goes.

Tibetan students march to commemorate Tibetan Uprising Day in Dharamsala, India, on March 10, 2014.

A monk takes down laundry from the rooftop of a residence for monks at the Tsuglagkhang monestary, part of the Dalai Lama Complex in McLeod Ganj, India, not far from Dharamsala, India. In the background are the mountains of Himachal Predesh, looking north toward the Chinese border.

Tashi spends a lot of time at the Black Tent cafe in McLeod Ganj, India. Many Tibetans living in Dharamsala, India, can get an education and practice their religion but are frustrated that they can’t find jobs or get visas to leave India. Some are even considering returning to China, where the economy makes it easier to get work.

As three Kirti monks pass by, Tenzin Dhaysel, left, and her friend Tenzin Norzom hang out near their parents’ apartment complex in McLeod Ganj, India. Their parents are originally from Tibet and now are in exile, but the girls were born in India.

Exiled Tibetans celebrate Tibetan New Year, Losar, held at the Tsuglagkhang Temple of the Dalai Lama Complex in McLeod Ganj, India. At the end of the prayers, the people yell, “Losar Tashi Delek,” and throw a handful of blessed flour into the air before leaving in a cloud.

At the Tsechokling Monastery in McLeod Ganj, India, Tenzin Sonan, who was born in Nepal, is a young monk in training.

At the Tsechokling Monastery in McLeod Ganj, India, Tibetan monks who are in exile live and study. Many left Tibet for freedom of education in India and to be closer to the Dalai Lama.

At the Tsechokling Monastery in McLeod Ganj, India, monks from Tibet, Nepal and India come to live and study, including ones as young as 6. The boys practice their prayers and chanting each morning.

Kalsant Lhamo, an exile from Tibet, lights candles during the Tibetan holiday Losar at the Tsuglagkhang Temple of the Dalai Lama Complex in McLeod Ganj, India.

Young monks take part in a Tibetan Uprising Day protest march in Dharamsala, India, on March 10, 2014.