Bhutan Dedicates Stupa to PM Modi During 108-Stupa Project

Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk dedicated Stupa Number 76 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday to mark appreciation for India's support of the Gelephu Mindfulness City project.

Around 40,000 trained volunteers constructed 108 Buddhist stupas in a nine-hour feat along the Mau Chhu River between 3 a.m. and 12 noon.

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju attended the event as India's representative and thanked the King for the dedication symbolizing bilateral ties.