Aloka (dog)
Aloka, widely known as Aloka the Peace Dog, is a male rescue dog who rose to international prominence accompanying a group of Buddhist monks on a Walk for Peace across the United States in 2025 and 2026. Believed to be an Indian pariah dog, Aloka was originally a stray when he encountered a group of Vietnamese-American Buddhist monks in 2022, participating in a 112-day peace pilgrimage across India.