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What happened to the Gyuto Monks as they fled Chinese occupation in Tibet?

I have been trying to determine who the Troubadours were in the Rolling Stones' song Sympathy for the Devil. It seems most people believe that it is in reference to Thuggee cults or travelers on the Hippie Trail, but those scattered murders and robberies are not on the level of the other history changing atrocities mentioned in the song. Since the Stones dabbled in Eastern Religion (to a lesser extent than the Beatles), I think the lyrics are likely to be a reference to the Gyuto Monks who fled the Chinese occupation of Tibet in 1959. Gyuto Monks are known for their throaty chants (qualifying them as troubadours more than travelers on the Hippie Trail which may have played some music, but were not all musicians, or the travelers the Thuggees targeted who definitely were not all traveling musicians). I was able to learn that initially there were about 900 monks and only 60 made it to India. It is a timely reference and the murder of hundreds of peaceful, singing monks that, in my opinion, best fit the lyrics. But there is little on the internet more than the concerts the Gyuto put on around the world. If you know more about the Gyuto exodus, please fill me in. Thank you!

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1. I have my own idea about the "troubadours" and it has nothing to do with what I've seen written elsewhere. "Sympathy for the Devil" deals with major historical assassinations such as the assassination of the Tsar's family and the assassination of Kennedy, so logically one would search for an assassination of a major historical figure associated with Bombay. That would be Gandhi who lived in Bombay for 30 years and the struggle of his followers. At the time of his assassination Gandhi was headed for a train from Delhi, I haven't found out the destination, but it would likely have been Bombay where he was based.