The Golden Pagoda of Namsai, also known as Kongmu Kham, in the Tai-

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, is a Burmese-style Buddhist temple that was opened in 2010. It is located on a complex in

Namsai District Namsai district is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in north-east India.It was carved out of Lohit district Lohit () is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. The district headquarter ...

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and at a distance of from the nearest railway station Tinsukia, Assam. A sum of 3 crore was spent by Arunachal politician Chowna Mein, who was the local MLA in building the pagoda in a plot provided by the state government. The World Tripiṭaka Foundation is currently developing Kongmu Kham as the first international Tripiṭaka centre in India.

Kathina Civara Dana

The

Kathina Kathina is a Buddhist festival which comes at the end of Vassa, the three-month rainy season retreat for Theravada Buddhists in Bangladesh (known as Kaṭhina Cībar Dān), Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, India, Thailan ...

festival is the largest festival celebrated at the Golden Pagoda. The 2016 ceremony, held on 13 November also saw participation from Thai Buddhist monks. An image of Buddha which was earlier kept at

Wat Bowonniwet Vihara Wat Pavaranivesh Vihara Ratchawarawihan ( th, วัดบวรนิเวศวิหารราชวรวิหาร; , ) is a major Buddhist temple (''wat'') in Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok, Thailand. Being the residence of Nyanasamvar ...

, known as the Pro Bpor Ror was gifted by the monks on behalf of the king

Bhumibol Adulyadej Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...

of Thailand. The Thai monks also presented a Kalpatru (Money Tree) to the Golden Pagoda. The ceremony of Loi-Krathong, which is marked by the releasing of floating lamps into the Mungchalinda Buddha pond is also held on the last day of the festival.

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{{reflist Buddhist temples in India Pagodas in India Religious buildings and structures in Arunachal Pradesh Buddhism in Arunachal Pradesh