US actor Richard Gere (L) and Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar (C) pose with Tibetan Spiritual Leader The Dalai Lama and his new book 'Beyond Religion' during the last day of the Kalachakra Festival in Bodhgaya on January 10, 2012. Kalachakra 2012, a festival of teachings and meditations will take place from January 1, 2012 for ten days in the northern Indian state of Bihar and will be attended by Tibetan Spiritual Leader The Dalai Lama. AFP PHOTO/Diptendu DUTTA.