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    "excerpt": "Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association: After Sunday\u2019s match against India, the New Zealand cricket team and their families on Tuesday met His Holiness the Dalai Lama at his residence in McLeodganj, a small and quaint hill station with the snow-clad Dhauladhar range in the background, on the suburbs of Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh .",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association:<\/strong>&nbsp;After Sunday&rsquo;s match against India, the New Zealand cricket team and their families on Tuesday met His Holiness the Dalai Lama at his residence in McLeodganj, a small and quaint hill station with the snow-clad Dhauladhar range in the background, on the suburbs of Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh .<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Dressed in traditional maroon robes, the Dalai Lama, the global face of the Tibetan exile movement, spent around an hour interacting with players and sharing notes, besides playfully tickling someone&rsquo;s beard, or patting another gently on the cheek or nose, an expression of his genuine love for others.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Some players sought his blessings. The Dalai Lama enjoyed meeting them, a functionary in the Dalai Lama&rsquo;s office told IANS.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>His Holiness also obliged them by allowing them to get themselves photographed with him, he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The New Zealand team is scheduled to play against Australia in Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) stadium in Dharamsala in the ICC Men&#39;s Cricket World Cup on October 28.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The HPCA stadium, about 250 km from state capital Shimla, has nine wickets with a seating capacity of 22,000 people.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Recently, the Dalai Lama had to cancel his trip to Sikkim and Karnataka in November-December on the advice of doctors following a recent bout of flu.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3S7973z\">Join Our WhatsApp Channel For World Cup Updates<\/a><\/p><p>The Dalai Lama has lived in exile in India since fleeing Tibet during a failed uprising in 1959.<\/p>\r\n",
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