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The organization has tried to deliver\u00a0a significant message through this celebration, each year. Keeping up with the theme of World\u00a0Heritage Day 2021 i.e. Complex Pasts: Diverse Futures, HCHF initiated a Stupa Restoration\u00a0Project, under which the organization aims to restore ten stupas across Ladakh till October 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Thupstan Chhewang (President, Ladakh Buddhist Association) attended the event as the\u00a0Chief Guest on the occasion. H.E. Khamtak Rinpoche Jigme Nawang Namgyal blessed the day\u00a0with his gracious presence. Also, Ven Shatup Chamba (President, Ladakh Gompa Association),\u00a0and Thinles Nurboo (Counsellor, LAHDC Leh) also graced the event with their\u00a0presence.<\/p>\n<p>The day began with the Deconsecration Ceremony of the Kagan Chorten, an ancient stupa that once marked the entrance to Tukla Village. The stupa has been in a depleting condition and requires urgent attention.<\/p>\n<p>HCHF and the village community of Tukla Village decided to observe\u00a0this World Heritage Day with the restoration of this ancient stupa. Following the Deconsecration Ceremony, Dr Sonam Wangchok (Founder\/Secretary HCHF)\u00a0explained the significance of observing the World Heritage Day. He also threw light on the\u00a0theme of World Heritage Day 2021 i.e. Complex Pasts: Diverse Futures. He stressed upon the\u00a0importance of Heritage education and conducting awareness programmes to educate the people,\u00a0especially the youth for different values of culture and heritage.<\/p>\n<p>He also emphasized on local\u00a0communities taking up the responsibility and actively participating in conservation and\u00a0preservation of the Heritage and Culture of their region. He appreciated the community members\u00a0of Tukla Village for having shown interest in their local heritage and joining hands in making\u00a0this significant celebration possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor various reasons, most of the stupa in the villages of Ladakh built by the ancestors are\u00a0deteriorating and are in various stages of preservation. Some of them may still be in good\u00a0condition, but a good number of them have well past the stage of recovery and rehabilitation.\u00a0According to our observation, one of the main reasons of damage to stupas is lack of knowledge\u00a0on the part of local people, about the possibilities of conservation. Time factor and climate\u00a0change are some other reasons for deterioration of stupas in Ladakh\u201d, said Dr. Sonam\u00a0Wangchok.<\/p>\n<p>All the dignitaries present shared their views and enlightened the attendees on the importance of the conservation of local Heritage.Sh. Thupstan Chhewang (President, Ladakh Buddhist Association) focused on the importance of village communities to realize the importance of culture, heritage, language and the traditional way of agricultural activities for sustainable development. Whereas, Sh. 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