Dalai Lama to attend Tibetan Festival in city

The Dalai Lama would be present in the five-day Festival of Tibetan Art and Culture scheduled to be held here from February two.
The Dalai Lama would attend the festival's inaugural session while Tibetan Prime Minister Lobsang Sangay would grace the closing ceremony on February six, Tibetan Member of Parliament (in exile) Karma Yeshi told reporters here today.
"The festival we hope will bring Tibet closer to the minds of the people of the Northeast, share Buddhist culture and tradition and build a lasting friendship with our brothers and sisters from the region," Yeshi said.
The festival will be organised by a committee headed by Arunachal Pradesh Minister for Tourism and Rural Works Pema Khandu.

The festival would showcase Tibetan traditional thangka paintings, cuisine, Sand Mandala and butter sculpture, woodcarving and traditional handicraft products made by Tibetan refugees.
A photo exhibition displaying hundreds of rare photographs documenting Tibet's history, culture, religion, early days of exile and the journey from a displaced community to a vibrant democracy would be organised.

Documentary films on Tibet will also be screened during the five days while books on Tibet, its culture, religion and history etc. Will also be available.
Doctors from the Tibetan Medical and Astrological Institute will be available for consultation at medical camps at the festival venue.

The artistes from the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts will perform traditional Tibetan songs and dances.