Walking up the stone steps and entering the red gate ... explained why there is a Tibetan Buddhist temple here to begin with: ...

This famous Buddhist temple, dating from the 8th and 9th centuries ... There is a growing rate of deterioration of the building stone, the cause of which needs further research. There is also a small ...

In 2024, at the India-ASEAN Summit, PM Modi gifted a vintage brass Buddha statue to Laos President Thongloun Sisoulith , symbolizing shared heritage and India’s commitment to cultural diplomacy.