ICE STUPA ON 2nd JUNE, THE LADAKHI BUDDHA PURNIMA
According to the Ladakhi/Tibetan calendar today is Buddha’s birth anniversary and devotees pay a holy visit to all the temples and monasteries in Ladakh. I Read more »
ICE STUPA TREES SLOWLY TURNING GREEN
May 26th. Slowly the ice stupa gives its own life to the roughly 5,000 trees below and becomes a shadow of its own former self. Read more »
HIS HOLINESS CONFERRED GOODWILL AMBASSADOR TO THE UN…
On 6th May 2015, His Holiness Drikung Chetsang Rinpochey was conferred this title by Eduardo Rojas-Briales, Director of UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization at a Read more »
THE AGEING ICE STUPA ON INTERNATIONAL LABOUR DAY (1st of May 2015)
Today the 1st of MAY is a very special day for the Ice Stupa. As summer begins with the coming of May and the world Read more »
ICE STUPA SURPASSES GUINNESS WORLD RECORD
The ice stupa attained a maximum height of 64 feet few days ago. This is 11 feet taller than the Guinness world record for the Read more »
AMAZING ECO-NOMICS OF ICE STUPAS
In Ladakh every tree is grown by humans and therefore they command a premium, especially Ladakhi poplar and willow. A fully grown poplar (10 inch Read more »