Rajpur: On the auspicious 25th day of holy Saka Dawa month that falls on 13 June, the staff members, employees and Tibetan residents of Tibetan Women’s Centre (TWC), Rajpur conducted a mass prayer session for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s well-being and long life.

The prayer session was also held for the everlasting of Tibetan Buddhism, which was on the verge of annihilation inside Tibet, and for the benefit of all sentient beings. From 7pm to next day’s 7am, the congregation recited Dolma (noble tara prayer) at the settlement’s main monastery.

TWC was established in Rajpur, Dehradun in the year 1965 and was a charitable registered body for Tibetan refugees (registered under the Society’s Registration Act 1860). Today, it was one of the oldest Tibetan Handcraft Centres in exile. In 2020, it has been re-designated as a handicraft settlement.

-Report filed by Tibetan Women’s Centre, Rajpur