India, Dec. 8 -- A cutesy catlike installation perched on the roof of the Travancore Palace in New Delhi is the first unmissable highlight of Journeying Across the Himalayas, the Royal Enfield Social Mission festival that's on at this venue until December 10.

On entering the exhibition space, the visitor sees several monks drawing a sand mandala with great precision. Bidisha Dey of the Eicher Group Foundation reveals that the monks are from the Namgyal Monastery in Dharamshala and adds that they will be creating the mandala for all seven days of the festival.

The fruit of a partnership between the Royal Enfield Social Mission and UNESCO, the show aims to celebrate, protect, and nurture the diverse communities of the Himalayas.

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