A group of 12 Tibetan Buddhist Society students undertook marvellous travels to southern India in December 2025. The expedition included daily visits to Loden Labrang (house) to meet with young Loden Rinpoche, the reincarnation of the founder and spiritual guide of the Tibetan Buddhist Society, Venerable Geshe Acharya Thubten Loden, his guardian Geshe Penpa, and the other resident monks. We hope you enjoy this storyboard, which is supported by a comprehensive report explaining details of the visit. Thanks to the various photographers, Manikam, Michael, Chris, Martin and Anna for their contributions.
Below: Tibetan Buddhist Society students make offerings to Loden Rinpoche after arriving at Loden Labrang (Loden Rinpoche’s residence) in mid December, and Anna greeting Geshe Penpa (Loden Rinpoche’s kind guardian and teacher) earlier in the day.
Below: Lama Tsong Kapa Day – Loden Rinpoche leads the Society’s group in making offerings to all the monks at Sera-Je Monastery following the tradition of Geshe Loden when he regularly visited his monastery in India during the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The next three images depict our group on the steps of Sera Je, inside the great hall and our ordained members of the party with Loden Rinpoche upstairs at Sera Je.
Below: Admiring the celebratory and offering lights on the grounds outside Sera Jey on Lama Tsong Kapa Day
Below: Monks of Demna Khangsten (Loden Rinpoche’s college within Sera Jey Monastery) offering food to those in need, stopping for coconut water, and the newly planted Demna Khangsten forest of ‘silky oak’ grevilleas. The offering was sponsored by Geshe Penpa’s students from Singapore.
Below: Demna Khangsten’s temple (exterior and interior views), Loden Rinpoche and with others upstairs in the main temple in Sera Jey Monastic University. Second row: Cathy in Sera Je temple with Jas; Anna and Cathy with Loden Rinpoche, a walking group crossing the Kaveri River near Armanvana hotel in Coorg
A farewell photo on the roof of Loden Labrang. Back row: Anna, Geoff, xx, xx, Anthony, Jean, Michael, Tenzin, Norbu, Chris, Jas, Paroma, Cathy, Manikam. Front row: Martin, Ven Gelek, Geshe Penpa, Loden Rinpoche, xx, Lisa.
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