YURU KAGBYAT
An awesome spectacle
This 2-day festival is celebrated during July, in the spectacularly situated monastery of Lamayuru, about 127 kms west of Leh.
The masks worn by the lamas during the dances represent [...]

HEMIS TSE-CHU
The festival of Padmasambhava
The 10th day (Tses- Chu) of the Tibetan lunar month is celebrated as the birthday of Padmasambhava (Guru Rimpoche), the founder of [...]

SPITOK GUSTOR ZANSKAR
The victory of Black hat dancers over evil
Gustor literally means ‘Sacrifice of the 29th day’. it is traditional to the monasteries of the reformist Geluk-pa order of Tibetan Buddhism. [...]