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Dalai Lama exchanges fist bumps with mayor

Source: United Press International

Memphis : TN : USA | 2 months ago

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The Dalai Lama 's visit to Memphis began with a fist bump, a joke and a traditional Tibetan Buddhist exchange of scarves. Memphis Mayor Pro Tem Myron Lowery and Shelby County Mayor A.C. Wharton welcomed the Tibetan leader in exile to the city Tuesday in a ceremony at a park overlooking the Mississippi...

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