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LONDON, March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Last month saw the end of the 55-day Kumbh Mela festival in India, when an estimated 80 million Hindu pilgrims descended on Allahabad for the largest religious gathering on Earth. With the next epic Kumbh Mela 12 years away, Cox & Kings, experts at arranging luxury India tours [http://www.coxandkings.co.uk/indian-subcontinent/india-tours ], have suggested some other lesser-known festivals across the Subcontinent. (Logo:...
NEW DELHI, HAMBURG, Germany, PARIS, GENEVA and LONDON, November 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Gyalwang Drukpa and the Kung Fu Nuns Collaborate with CERN Scientists on the Relationship between Science and Spirituality Science and Spirituality literally came together on one common platform when the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) hosted Drukpa Buddhist's Spiritual Head, His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa on the subject of cosmic...
NEW DELHI, October 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Live to Love, an international humanitarian initiative, led Ladakh in creating history by breaking a world record for "Most Trees Planted Simultaneously". In less than one hour, 99,103 Ladakhi willow saplings were planted by 9,814 volunteers near the world-famous Hemis monastery in Ladakh. Kimberly Dennis from Guinness World Records (UK) adjudicated the attempt and made the announcement confirming the success of the attempt....
NEW DELHI, October 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa has just returned from a very fruitful visit to New York at the behest of the United Nations. His Holiness had gone to New York at the invitation of the UN to attend and speak at the Women Leaders' Forum and the UN General Assembly. During the visit, a gala evening was organised by the United Nations Association of New York (UNANY) to honour His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa, spiritual Head of Drukpa...
NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa, leader of the world's second-largest sect of Buddhism, will make an extremely rare visit to New York City from Saturday, September 22nd to Tuesday, September 25(th). Fresh off a journey throughout remote regions of China, His Holiness is pleased to come to NYC. This visit will coincide with the convening of United Nation's General Assembly. His Holiness will participate in official activities with...
LEH, India, June 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Tourists from across the globe gather to witness this mesmerising festivity The 2-day annual celebration by the Drukpa Buddhists - the Hemis festival began today at the Hemis Monastery, Ladakh with much fanfare. The festival was blessed by the spiritual head, His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa, and was attended by over 25000 guests from across the world. The courtyard of Hemis Gompa-the biggest Buddhist monastery in Ladakh is...
NEW DELHI, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Joins Indian Superstar Aamir Khan to promote the values of the lineage His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa blesses the Olympic Games Pad Yatra: A Green Odyssey screened at BAFTA Kung Fu Nuns Spread Message of Peace at Oxford Michelle Yeoh, internationally acclaimed actress and most recent recipient of France's highest decoration "the Legion of...
An unexpected heavy snowfall in the Ladakh region of India may mean the death of around 90,000 Pashmina goats. These goats are facing a shortage of food, according to Tsering Dorjay, a government official in Ladakh. These goats typically survive on the grass in Ladakh, but with the temperatures at -29 degrees Fahrenheit and such heavy snowfall, they are not expected to survive much longer. The government provisions of winter food have been consumed already, and Dorjay said, "We have requested...
By Y.P. Rajesh NATHU LA, China-India Border (Reuters) - Asian giants India and China opened a Himalayan pass to border trade on Thursday, 44 years after a brutal frontier war shut down the ancient route. Senior officials from Tibet and the tiny northeastern Indian state of Sikkim cut a ribbon marking the border at the Nathu La pass as freezing rain poured down. Soldiers held up umbrellas instead of the automatic rifles they usually carry. A thick mist obscured visibility. Scores of...
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The Tibetan gazelle (Procapra picticaudata), also known as the goa, is native to the Tibetan plateau. Its range is nearly restricted to the provinces of Xinjiang, Gansu, Sichuan, Qinghai, and Tibet. Small populations do occur outside of this range in India, in the Sikkim and Ladakh regions. It prefers a habitat within high steppes and alpine meadows, at elevations between 9,800 and 18,860 feet. Within its range, it can be found in small herds that are spread apart. The Tibetan gazelle can...
The Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii), also known as the chiru, is native to the Tibetan Plateau. Its range is nearly completely restricted to China, including Xinjiang, Tibet, and Qinghai, with a few populations occurring in Ladakh, India. This species prefers a habitat on flatlands with open areas and little vegetation. The Tibetan antelope is the sole member of its genus and holds no subspecies. Its genus name, Pantholops, means “all antelope” in Latin. There is one extinct...
