The sacred Piprahwa relics of Sakyamuni Buddha have been put on public display at the Thubchog Gatsel Ling Monastery in Bomdila, West Kameng district, attracting nearly 4,000 devotees on the first day. The relics, brought from Tawang by an Indian Air Force Chinook helicopter, were welcomed by Tourism Minister Pasang Dorjee Sona. Organized by the Ministry of Culture, the National Museum, and the state government, the exhibition will remain in Bomdila until November 13, after which it will be moved to Namsai.