Sonam Lama, the former Vice President of the Non-Resident Nepali Association, has constructed a 35-feet tall Buddha statue in the Muktinath area of Mustang. The statue of Buddha at a height of 3,710 meters above sea level was built by Lama at a cost of more than Rs 577 million.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari will inaugurate the statue on November 4th. It will be handed over to Muktinath Conservation Committee on the same day.