Palden Lhamo is a wrathful female protector deity and the personal guardian of the Dalai Lamas and Tibet.  She is revered as an enlightened being who manifests in a wrathful form to fiercely protect the Buddhist teachings and its practitioners from internal and external obstacles. This practice is offered once a month to benefit the Thubten Norbu Ling sangha and His Holiness the Dalai Lama.