Dalai Lama in Leh for Kalachakra-2014

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah  today welcomed Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and his devotees  from all over the world, who have assembled in Leh to attend the  concluding function of Kalachakra.
Addressing a large gathering of devotees at the function, the Chief  Minister highlighted the pluralistic ethos of Jammu and Kashmir and  described it as an essential ingredient of ‘Kashmiriyat’.
Omar said the event being observed in Jammu and Kashmir for the  third time. He said Jammu and Kashmir is the abode of different faiths  and cultures and people living in amity and brotherhood is the speciality  of the state.
He underlined the need for strengthening the bond among various  sections of the society.