The discovery, made by the Indian Army near T Gompa in Tripe Heights, situated along the India-China border, has sparked excitement and wonder among the local community.

Lumla, a lesser-known location in western Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang district, will soon find a place on the national tourism map as the young Dalai Lama had passed through and stayed in this area during his escape from Lhasa to India in 1959.