The 31st Kagyu Monlam Chenmo (the Great Kagyu Prayer) concluded on January 16 in Bodhgaya, India. Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje performed the Tsechu Cham for the first time in exile, on Garchen Tsechu, marking the birth anniversary of Guru Rinpoche. Karmapa will preside over the first annual Winter Gathering for Kagyu nuns from January 20.