(19 Oct 2011) SHOTLIST
1. Wide of all-faith prayer meeting at Rajghat, Mahatma Gandhi's memorial
2. Pan of religious leaders of different faiths
3. Various of Tibetan monks
4. Social Activist Swami Agnivesh leading prayers
5. Sikh leaders praying
6. Pan of monks
7. Wide of prayers
8. Monks watching
9. Monks praying
10. Close of rosary in a monk's hand
11. Various of monks paying respect to memorial
12. Wide of monks walking out of Rajghat
13. Cutaway of security
14. Various of monks marching with placards and banners calling for freedom of Tibet
15. Close of feet
16. Mid of monks marching
STORYLINE
Tibetan monks and other Indian religious leaders held an all-faith prayers on Wednesday in honour of nine Tibetans who set themselves on fire in an apparent protest against China's tight grip over Buddhist practices in Tibet.
Nearly three thousand Tibetan monks in exile gathered at the memorial of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi in New Delhi to mark a day of fasting and prayers.
After offering prayers, the monks marched to New Delhi's central district where they planned to hold a sit-in demonstration.
Elsewhere in the Indian town of Dharmsala, the Dalai Lama fasted and led prayers for those Tibetans who have self-immolated since March calling for religious freedom and the return of the Dalai Lama.
Aged in their late teens and twenties, at least five died of their injuries, while the condition of the other four is not known.
China says Tibet has been its territory for centuries, but many Tibetans say it has a long history of autonomous rule by Buddhist leaders.
A failed uprising in 1959 led the Dalai Lama to flee into exile in India.
China considers the Dalai Lama to be a separatist intent on ending Chinese rule over Tibet.
The Dalai Lama says he is seeking only a high level of autonomy for Tibet.
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