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Austria: Protest held outside Chinese Embassy demanding release of Tibetan
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Tibetan diaspora held a protest in front of the Chinese Embassy in Vienna on Wednesday, demanding the release of arrested Tibetans in Sichuan who were peacefully protesting the planned construction of a dam in Tibet, local sources stated.
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Assam government to create blocks, belts to protect satra land from encroa
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said his government will create belts and blocks to protect satras (Vaishnavite monasteries) and other cultural and spiritual institutions from the menace of encroachment.
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Himachal: Tibetan monks offer special prayers at Dorjidak Monastery on Tib
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Tibetan Buddhist monks on Saturday offered special prayers at the Dorjidak Monastery here in Panthaghati, near Shimla, to welcome 'Losar'---Tibetan New Year 2151.
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Assam: Poi-Lang festival concludes on sombre note in Charaideo district
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The three-day festival, organised with the customs and traditions of the Buddhist culture, was celebrated in honour of the late Dr Sasanbansh Mahathera Vante, a Buddhist monk at Shyam Village Buddhist Monastery.
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Three-day Poy-Lang festival begins in Assam's Charaideo
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The three-day Poy-Lang festival, organised under the initiative of Shyam Gaon Buddhist Monastery, began in the fields near the Buddhist Monastery of Chalapathar in Charaideo district on Saturday.
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China started destroying monasteries after occupying Tibet: Former Tibetan
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Former Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay has accused China of exploiting Tibetan identity, language and culture since the Chinese troops entered the Tibet region on October 7, 1950.
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Assam: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat visits Auniati Monastery in Majuli river is
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday visited the Auniati Satra or monastery located in the Majuli river island in Assam that adheres to the Brahma Sanghati of the Ekasarana Dharma.
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Dalai Lama arrives at Siliguri's Sed-Gyued Monastery to deliver teachings
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Tibetan spiritual leader the 14th Dalai Lama on Thursday arrived at Siliguri's Sed-Gyued Monastery to deliver teachings to his devotees.
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Arunachal CM Pema Khandu attends Shar Amartala Torgya Festival at Balemu
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday attended the annual Shar Amartala Torgya Festival here at the Thegtse Sangye Choi Long monastery at Balemu, a small hamlet at the trijunction of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Bhutan in West Kameng district.
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India-Nepal Cultural Festival, celebrating shared culture and heritage, in
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The festival was jointly inaugurated on Saturday by Ambassador of India to Nepal Naveen Srivastava, Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation of Nepal Sudan Kirati, and Chief Minister of Lumbini Province Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary.
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World's Highest Enduro Mountain Biking Race Takes Place in Tawang, Arunach
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 7: Far from the busy streets and bustling cities is a land perched high up in the Himalayan ranges, a land filled with history and a rich culture. A land that boasts of the 2nd largest monastery in the whole of Asia and a land that witnessed the brutality of war d
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Bhutan's Chari Monastery undergoing major restoration: Report
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The 400-year-old Chari Monastery in Bhutan's Thimphu is undergoing a major restoration. Considering Loo-nag or inauspicious years in 2024 and 2025, the Laytshog Lopen of the Central Monastic Body consecrated the monastery today, The Bhutan Live reported.
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