His Holiness the Dalai Lama has arrived in Ladakh after concluding a nearly month-long visit and teachings in the southern Indian states of Karnataka and Maharashtra. His Holiness will undertake a three-week meditational retreat at Shiwatsel Phodrang, Choglamsar, Leh in Ladakh. Top dignitaries and thousands of local people welcomed him with khataks (Tibetan scarves) in their hands.