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A tableau from Ladakh will participate in the Republic Day Parade on Rajpath for the first time this year, informed Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Sunday. Ladakh s tableau will depict the iconic Thiksey Monastery located on top of a hill in Thikse in Leh district, and is one of the most-visited tourist sites in the region. It will also feature the Indian Astronomical Observatory, located in Hanle near Leh. Ladakh s tableau depicts the iconic Thiksey Monastery located on top of a hill in Thikse in Leh district and is one of the most-visited tourist sites in the region, Singh said.
Ladakh to make debut in Republic Day Parade on Rajpath
Ladakh to make debut in Republic Day Parade on Rajpath
New Delhi: There is a palpable excitement among members of the Ladakh contingent for the Republic Day Parade as the young union territory is all set to make its debut in the extravaganza on Rajpath with a beautiful tableau depicting the iconic Thikse Monastery and its cultural heritage.
The Union Territory of Ladakh was created in 2019 after the central government bifurcated the state of Jammu and Kashmir came into UTs.
On Friday, during a media preview of the R-Day tableaux held here, members of the Ladakh contingent were feeling “on top of the world”.
First ever tableau of Ladakh will roll out on R-Day
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Fri, Jan 22 2021 19:36 IST |
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Tibetans recruited for Ladakh. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, Jan 22 : First ever tableau of Ladakh will roll out at Rajpath in New Delhi during the Republic Day parade on January 26 and it will showcase peaceful and calm people of the state and citizens cherishing the Union Territory status.
On October 31, 2019, Jammu and Kashmir state was officially divided into two union territories as Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. It was on August 5, 2019, Centre had announced that the state of Jammu and Kashmir was stripped of special status under Article 370 and was going to be split into two Union Territories. The Union Territory status had been an old demand among Buddhists in Ladakh, who form 40 per cent of the population.