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A local villager and is seen waiting for His Holiness the Twelfth Gyalwang Drukpa, the head of the Drukpa Lineage to arrive in the outskirts of Hemis in Shwang. "Walking On The World's Rooftop" Pad Yatra from Manali to Ladakh, of 400kms was focused at raising awareness awareness of His Holiness' charitable projects including education , environment and cultural preservation of tribal people from the area. Accompanied on the Yatra by large numbers of Buddhist monks, nuns, foreigners and local villagers. The culmination of the Pad Yatra coincides with the colourful age-old Hemis festival in Leh, Ladakh, India.