New Delhi, Nov. 6 -- More than 21,000 devotees have visited Gaden Namgyal Lhatse (Tawang Monastery) so far to offer prayers and pay homage to the sacred relics of Shakyamuni Buddha.

According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Culture, devotees from Tawang and neighbouring regions of Arunachal Pradesh have been gathering at the monastery to seek blessings in the presence of the sacred relics. The exposition at Tawang Monastery will remain open to the public until November 7.

The exposition holds special historical and spiritual significance as the sacred relics have returned to Arunachal Pradesh after a gap of 13 years, the release said.

Brought from the National Museum, New Delhi, the relics offer Buddhist monks, nuns, devot...