Bless This River
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama gestures to his head-wear as he arrives to bless the Anacostia River in Washington with sand from a mandala mixed with water during a ceremony marking the end of the annual Kalachakra on Saturday. U.S. President Barack Obama defied warnings from China and welcomed the Dalai Lama to the White House, urging respect for human rights and cultural traditions in Tibet. China immediately lodged a protest and accused Obama of undermining relations between the world's two largest economies by meeting with Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, who has spent more than a half-century in exile. (AP Photo)
