Rport by Orissadiary correspondent; Bhubaneswar: Tibetan Spritiual Guru Dalai Lama likely to visit Orissa in Jan 11, 2010. Jigme Rinpoche, Head Lama, Chandragiri Buddhist Monastery said on Monday that his holiness Dalai Lama will be visiting the state to inaugurate the Buddhist Monastery in Gajapati district on January 11 next year.

The head Lama called on the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday to discuss about the proposed visit of the spiritual leader next year. It should be noted that during the Chinese Aggression of Tibet in 1959, Tibetan refugees crossed over to India along with the Dalai Lama and were allotted this spot. About 600 Tibetan refugee families had settled in five camps in Chandragiri area, which is topographically and climatically similar to the Himalayan State.