Thousands
of people rushed to dismantle the Doe (a great altar representing the universe)
and take home what ever they could obtain of the precious offerings as
the nine-day Sipa-Chi-Doe and Damsi Torma Kurim ceremony concluded in Mongar. Organisers said that more than 60,000 people from the six
eastern dzongkhags and from other parts of the country attended the sacred
ceremony which was conducted for the well being of His Majesty the King,
the nation, and the Bhutanese people.
A
65-year old man from Drametsi said that, as true Buddhists, the people
believed that the ceremony will protect the nation against all natural
calamities, famine, drought and war. "It is through the strength of our
important religious traditions that the legacy of the Palden Drukpa has
been handed down from generation to generation of Bhutanese people," he
said.
When
our country is going through a difficult time, it is reassuring that religion
continues to play a vital role," said the principal of Trashi Yangtse Rigney
School, Lam Kezang. |
