Lamas Ask For Indian Status -- Some of the members of the Ladakh delegation are seen at Birla Mandir, New Delhi, India May 21, with their leader head Lama Kushal of Pitok Monastery 2nd from right, They made one of their extremely rare excursions from their quiet Buddhist retreat at Ladakh, North of Kashmir, to tell the Prime Minister of India, Pandit Nehru that it is the unanimous wish of the people of their valley that they should be allowed to join the Indian Union. June 10, 1949. (Photo by As