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Organized by Ven. Bhikku Sanghasena, Leh branch chairman.
25 August, 2005
Around 400 specially invited delegates from India and abroad attended. Five delegates from member group IALRW (Japan) also attended this grand program on the banks of the Indus River.
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His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama attended and delivered an inaugural speech in which he shared his thoughts about interfaith & the responsibility of religious leaders for a just and peaceful world.
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Leaders of religious groups in Leh participated with great enthusiasm.