Leh: The Ladakh has designed its Republic Day tableaux to showcase its cultural heritage and historic sites in the Republic Day tableau.
Its rear part showcases the 7th-century Gandhara art-based rock-cut Buddha statues in Kargil.
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The rock-cut statues in Kargil are the only three of their kind in the world and are considered to be of the same genre as the now-demolished Bamiyan Buddha statues, according to information shared by the Defence Ministry.
Hakima Banoo, who hails from Kargil and is part of the artistes troupe which will accompany the tableau, said, “I am very happy that we will represent our home on the Rajpath (now Kartavya Path)”.
A total of 23 tableaux — 17 from states and Union territories and six from various ministries and departments — depicting India’s vibrant cultural heritage, and economic and social progress will be part of the parade on the Kartavya Path, Defence Ministry officials said Sunday.
A preview of many tableaux, some of which are still being constructed or are being given finishing touches, was held at the Rashtriya Rangshala Camp in Delhi.
While ‘Nari Shakti’ is the theme for a majority of the tableaux which will roll down the revamped Kartavya Path on Republic Day, some states have chosen culture and heritage too as their theme, they said.
