108 Stupas raised in a single day at Bhutan's Gelephu Mindfulness City; Kiren Rijiju represents India
On 1 November 2026, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju represented India at the raising and consecration of 108 Stupas in Bhutan's Gelephu Mindfulness City, led by King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck; Stupa No. 76 is dedicated to PM Modi.
Summary
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju represented the Government of India at the raising and consecration of 108 Stupas in Gelephu Mindfulness City, Bhutan, led by King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck on 1 November 2026. Thousands of volunteers erected the stupas in a single day — each 15 metres tall and 108 metres apart — along an 11.7 km stretch of the Aie (Mau) River near the border with Assam, to showcase the city as a centre of Vajrayana Buddhism. The King dedicated Stupa No. 76 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his support to the project. During his 31 October–2 November visit, Rijiju also met Bhutan's Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay.
Key facts
- Event
- Raising and consecration of 108 Stupas
- Place
- Gelephu Mindfulness City, Bhutan (near Assam border)
- Date
- 1 November 2026
- Led by
- King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
- India represented by
- Kiren Rijiju
- Stupas
- 15 m tall, 108 m apart, 11.7 km along Aie (Mau) River
- Stupa No. 76
- Dedicated to PM Narendra Modi
- Bhutan PM
- Dasho Tshering Tobgay
Practice MCQs 3 questions
In which country were 108 Stupas raised in a single day at Gelephu Mindfulness City on 1 November 2026?
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Correct answer: A — Bhutan
The 108 Stupas at Gelephu Mindfulness City were raised to showcase it as a centre of which form of Buddhism?
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Correct answer: B — Vajrayana
Gelephu Mindfulness City, where 108 Stupas were raised in November 2026, lies near Bhutan's border with which Indian state?
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Correct answer: C — Assam