The Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader will open the biggest monastery in south Asia on Tuesday at Chandragiri in south Orissa's Gajapati district.
The 70-feet height and five-storied monastery, known as Rigon Thupten Mindoling will be inaugurated by the Dalai Lama during his four-day visit to the Tibetan settlement of Chandragiri. Around 300 Lamas across the country will attend the ceremony.
The monastery which is spread over 10 acres has been built at a cost of Rs eight crore. The construction work on the monastery started in December 2003 and it was completed in 2009.
The monastery houses a 21 feet high idol of Budha, 17-feet high second Budha Padma Sambhav and the idols of Avaloketeswara.
