Dharamsala : Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama returned to Dharamsala after his trip to Japan and Mongolia where he held a series of public talks and teachings .
He was received at the Kangra airport Monday by prime minister Lobang Sangay among others of the Tibetan government-in-exile .
Tibetan dance tropes welcomed the Dalai Lama as hundreds of Tibetan refugees and other well wishers including many westerners lined up on the road carrying incense sticks and ceremonial scarves .
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