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Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksha Launches Peace Pad Yatra
In a move to foster peace across the region, Live to Love and the Gyalwang Drukpa organised a Peace Pad Yatra in Sri Lanka with Mahinda Rajapaksha , President of Sri Lanka . The Peace Pad Yatra aims to encourage peace and cooperation among the government, civil society, charities and the citizens of Sri Lanka . The Gyalwang Drukpa and an entourage of approximately 500 monks, nuns and general participants from India , Nepal , Bhutan , and 16 other countries apart from Sri Lanka are undertaking the Pad Yatra that also saw the participation of the President and Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksha.
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Spearheaded by Live to Love, a global humanitarian initiative, the Peace Pad Yatra or Foot Journey in
Sri Lanka enjoys the full-fledged support of the organising committee comprising Presidential Secretariat, National Youth Services Council (NYSC), Tharunyata Hetak, and Youth Social Federation. The Pad Yatra traverses from south to north, covering a distance of about 500 kilometres and visiting holy sites like
Sri Pada , Kandy, Matale, Dambulla, Sigiriya, Polannaruwa, and Anuradhapura before concluding at Jaffna in the north of
Sri Lanka on 6 April 2013 .
The Gyalwang Drukpa, a recipient of the United Nations Millennium Develop Goals Honour and of the NDTV-Toyota Green Hero Award in India , is leading the Pad Yatra which aims to promote peace and harmony, as well as an eco-friendly living. The Gyalwang Drukpa stated, " ."
Arjun Pandey , Head of Live to Love India said, " ."
Pad Yatra weblink is http://www.walking.drukpa.com
FaceBook Pad Yatra page is http://www.facebook.com/LiveToLoveInternational
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