Yorkshire Gets Its Own Stupa

If you always suspected that Yorkshire was a foreign country, then here's some ammunition for you; it now has its own Himalayan stupa built by local stonemasons together with a group of monks from Bhtutan.

Set in the Himalayan Garden at Harewood House near Leeds, the distinctive bell-shaped structure will be consecrated today in a series of ceremonies carried out by the monks, who have never before left the remote Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan.

You can find the full story on the Guardian web site, but if you find yourself pining for the Himalaya, you know where to go.