Tibetans living in Qinghai province are discreetly observing the Kalachakra initiation taking place in Bodh Gaya, in defiance of edicts by their local Chinese authorities who have deemed the Kalachakra “illegal” and threatened devotees with prison sentences. A local source has told Radio Free Asia, “In my village people are engaged in virtuous activities such as fasting, performing prostrations, and setting animals free…[and] in other places, too”.