Tens of thousands build 108 Buddhist stupas for Bhutan’s ‘mindfulness’ city

More than 40,000 volunteers built 108 Buddhist stupas in a single day along 12km of riverbank near Gelephu in southern Bhutan. About 200,000 people attended the ceremony, where King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck expressed his gratitude for the project’s success. The effort accompanies the development of Gelephu Mindfulness City, an economic zone intended to attract investment and address challenges including unemployment and the migration of skilled workers.