Grand Mahakala Puja with Gyalwa Karmapa at Diwakar Buddhist Academy

Devotees waiting in the early morning for the Grand Mahakala Puja

Devotees waiting in the early morning for the Grand Mahakala Puja

Light offering at the beginning of the Grand Mahakala Puja

First day of Grand Mahakala Puja with His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje at Kalimpong Shedra

First day of Grand Mahakala Puja with His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje at Kalimpong Shedra

First day of Grand Mahakala Puja with His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje at Kalimpong Shedra

First day of Grand Mahakala Puja with His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje at Kalimpong Shedra

Solponla Tsultrim Namgyal during the Grand Mahakala Puja

Rituals in front of the main shrine during the Grand Mahakala Puja

Solponla Tsultrim Namgyal during the Grand Mahakala Puja

First day of Grand Mahakala Puja with His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje at Kalimpong Shedra

First day of Grand Mahakala Puja with His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje at Kalimpong Shedra

First day of Grand Mahakala Puja with His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje at Kalimpong Shedra

First day of Grand Mahakala Puja with His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje at Kalimpong Shedra

First day of Grand Mahakala Puja with His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje at Kalimpong Shedra

Serving of Tibetan tea during the Grand Mahakala Puja

First day of Grand Mahakala Puja with His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje at Kalimpong Shedra

First day of Grand Mahakala Puja with His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje at Kalimpong Shedra

First day of Grand Mahakala Puja with His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje at Kalimpong Shedra

First day of Grand Mahakala Puja with His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje at Kalimpong Shedra

First day of Grand Mahakala Puja with His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje at Kalimpong Shedra

Nuns from Rumtek praying during the Grand Mahakala Puja

First day of Grand Mahakala Puja with His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje at Kalimpong Shedra

First day of Grand Mahakala Puja with His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje at Kalimpong Shedra

Western nuns praing during the Grand Mahakala Puja

First day of Grand Mahakala Puja with His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje at Kalimpong Shedra

Western devotees joined the Grand Mahakala Puja

First day of Grand Mahakala Puja with His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje at Kalimpong Shedra

First day of Grand Mahakala Puja with His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje at Kalimpong Shedra

First day of Grand Mahakala Puja with His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje at Kalimpong Shedra

First day of Grand Mahakala Puja with His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje at Kalimpong Shedra

First day of Grand Mahakala Puja with His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje at Kalimpong Shedra

First day of Grand Mahakala Puja with His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje at Kalimpong Shedra

First day of Grand Mahakala Puja with His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje at Kalimpong Shedra

First day of Grand Mahakala Puja with His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje at Kalimpong Shedra

First day of Grand Mahakala Puja with His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje at Kalimpong Shedra

First day of Grand Mahakala Puja with His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje at Kalimpong Shedra