Suzanne Lee Photographer

Ladakh, India.

Random tourists and Buddhist followers alike wait in line outside a room to receive blessings from Thupstan Ngawang, born 24 November 2005, the recognized reincarnation of Ladakh's late head Lama, Kushok Bakula Rinpoche, who passed away on 4 November 2003. 2 monks tend to the toddler reincarnation as he receives throngs of visitors who have heard news of his being at the Sumur Gompa in Sumur, Nubra Valley, Ladakh on 5th June 2009. Photo by Suzanne Lee

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Random tourists and Buddhist followers alike wait in line outside a room to receive blessings from Thupstan Ngawang, born 24 November 2005, the recognized reincarnation of Ladakh's late head Lama, Kushok Bakula Rinpoche, who passed away on 4 November 2003. 2 monks tend to the toddler reincarnation as he receives throngs of visitors who have heard news of his being at the Sumur Gompa in Sumur, Nubra Valley, Ladakh on 5th June 2009. Photo by Suzanne Lee