Mongolian Buddhists journey to India for Tibetan festival

Mongolian Buddhists will be joined by Buddhists from the Russian Republic of Kalmykia as they journey to see the Dali Lama in India. 

The visit to the Dali Lama’s home in exile, Dharamsala in northern India, will coincide with a major Tibetan cultural festival. 

“I hope this exhibition will offer an opportunity to the local Indians and Tibetans here to understand Buddhist culture and traditions of Mongolia and the Russian Republics,” said Telo Rinpoche, the spiritual head of Kalmyk Buddhists. 

The Mongolian delegates will visit a variety of Tibetan cultural and educational institutions in the Dharamsala area. There will also be performances of cultural songs and dances, including the famed throat singing by artists from the Tuva Republic. 

“I hope the coming Buddhists festival will help rejuvenate and revive our centuries-old shared history with Tibet and its people and bridge renewed connection among us,” Rinpoche said.  

“By sheer coincidence we will blessed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s first public appearance after coming back to Dharamsala from abroad,” Rinpoche said.

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