GALDEN NAMCHOT
Tsongkhapa’s Birthday and Buddhahood
This socio-religious event is celebrated to observe the birthday and the Buddhahood or Tsongkhapa - the Tibetan saint-scholar who [...]

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. [...]