PM Modi inaugurated Kalachakra Empowerment ceremony in Bhutan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the ‘Kalachakra Empowerment’ ceremony, along with King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and former King Jigme Singye Wangchuck at the ongoing Global Peace Prayer Festival in Bhutan.

“Had the honour of inaugurating Kalachakra ‘Wheel of Time’ Empowerment with His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the King of Bhutan and His Majesty The Fourth Druk



Gyalpo,” Modi said in a post on social media.

“It was presided over by His Holiness the Je Khenpo which made it even more special,” he said.

“This is an important ritual with great cultural significance for Buddhists around the world. The Kalachakra Empowerment is a part of the ongoing Global Peace Prayer Festival which has brought together devotees and scholars of Buddhism to Bhutan,” he added.