The 10,000 monks in the settlement take part in day-long prayers for the well being of their fellow men.

They have been instructed by their leader Dalai Lama to pray for a free country.

A monk at the Namdroling monastery, also known as the Golden Temple, curtly replied when asked about the ongoing protests -- "Only dharma here sir, no politics please. We are here only to pray for our countrymen and we do not get into the politics of it."

Interestingly, there are no anti-Chinese banners or buntings near any of the monasteries or for that matter in the entire settlement.

Paper cuttings with the news of the people who have died in Tibet has been blown up and put up at four installations.

The people in the settlement maintain that Bayalakuppe is more of a pilgrimage spot and by putting up banners, the very sanctity of the place will be lost.