Assoociation of Buddhist Tour Operators was inaugurated in Thimpu by senior journalist Mallepalli Laxmaiah in Thimpu to facilitate Buddhist tourism in Thimpu and India
The 5th century Buddhist Stupa situated in Lalitpur district, 7 km east of Kathmandu, was severely damaged during the 2015 earthquake which killed nearly 9,000 people and injured over 21,000
