Lingstang in Manduwala, 30 km from Dehradun, is a settlement of Tibetan people living in exile. In 1959, the Chinese overran Tibet and began to serve the cultural and religious persecution of the people,. causing an exodus of the Tibetans with their spiritual guide, JHios holiness, the Dalai Lama. In Dehradun, the statues and implements are sand cast. The foundries are in Lingstang and Dharampura, Designs of ritual implementations such as the Drilbu and Dorje are ancient and have specifications that can not be changed as they are used for prayer.
