The annual ‘smoke offering’ ritual, or Riwo Sangcho, was held at Kepangla Pass in Gelling village, Arunachal Pradesh, by the Memba Buddhist community. Celebrated on the 15th day of the fifth month of the Tibetan lunar calendar, the ceremony merges spiritual devotion, environmental symbolism, and cultural continuity.
With monks and devotees gathering at the Kepangla Stupa, aromatic herbal smoke was offered amid Buddhist chants, invoking guardian deities and seeking blessings for universal peace and ecological purification. The ritual signifies the cleansing of negative energies and karmic obstacles, embodying a sacred relationship between nature and spirituality.
This ancient practice exemplifies the Memba community’s cultural resilience and spiritual ecology. As its recognition grows, the Riwo Sangcho ceremony stands as a beacon for preserving Himalayan Buddhist traditions and promoting harmony with the natural world.
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