Guwahati, Nov. 4 -- Bhutan's Gelephu witnessed a major religious gathering on Sunday as Buddhist masters from different schools and denominations joined thousands of volunteers to erect 108 stupas in a single day at the Gelephu Mindfulness City project site.

Around 200,000 people from across the world gathered to witness the construction, while nearly 40,000 volunteers helped complete the external structures of the sacred monuments in about 12 hours, project officials said.

The stupas, known as Jangchub Chortens in Vajrayana Buddhism, symbolise the Buddha's enlightenment. Each structure is expected to stand around 50 feet tall, with the 108 monuments arranged in a single line along the Mao Chhu river, approximately 354 feet apart.

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