This year, a Guru Rinpoche year, a couple of nine day long Barchey Kunsel Mandala Drubchens were held at various locations, today one ended at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery. At the same occasion five vessels filled with Tibetan special medicine (Men-drub), were blessed and offered to all participants. At the same occasion five vessels filled with Tibetan special medicine (Men-drub), were blessed and offered to all participants. Since it is also Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche’s birthday today, groups of students from different parts of the world participated in a special offering, requesting Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche and all Rinpoche’s present to have a long and healthy life. Towards the end of the ceremony the Rinpoches and Lamas distributed the accumulated blessings to all who had gathered in and outside the shrine hall.