Spitok Gustor Zanskar

JAN 17, 18

JAN 6, 7

JAN 23, 24

Dosmoche Leh, Likir & Deskit

FEB 15, 16

FEB 4, 5

FEB 22, 23

Stok Guru Tse-Cue

FEB 25, 26

FEB 15, 16

MAR 5,6

Matho Nagrang

MAR 3, 4

FEB 20, 21

MAR 10, 11

Budha Purnima

MAY 31

JUNE 18

JUNE 6

Hemis TSE-CHU

JUN 25, 26

JUL 12, 13

JUL 1, 2

Yuru Kabgyat (Lamayuru)

JUL 2, 3

JUL 20, 21

JUL 8, 9

Zanskar Karsha Gustor

JUL 11, 12

JUL 29, 30

JUL 18, 19

JUL 16, 17

AUG 3, 4

JUL 22, 23

Korzok Gustor (Tsomoriri Lake)

JUL 17, 18

AUG 4, 5

JUL 23, 24

Dak-Thok Tse-Chu

JUL 24, 25

AUG 11, 12

JUL 30, 31

Sant Naro Nasjal (Zangskar)

JUL 29, 30

AUG 15, 16

AUG 3, 4

Shachukul Gustor

AUG 10, 11

AUG 27, 28

AUG 16, 17

Thiksay Gustor

OCT 28, 29

NOV 15, 16

NOV 4, 5

Chemrey Angchok

NOV 7, 8

NOV 25, 26

NOV 13, 14

Galdan Namchot

DEC 4

DEC 21

DEC 10

Losar

DEC 10

DEC 28

DEC 16

The Monastic Festivals: The monastic festivals are annual events of the major monasteries which the local people eagerly look forward to attending, both for attaining religious merit and as a means of social entertainment. These are generally held to commemorate the establishment of a particular monastery, the birth anniversary of its patron saint or some major events in the history and evolution of Tibetan Buddhism. People turn out in the thousands to attend these festivals in their colourful best, making every event a carnival of colours.

* The biggest and most famous of the monastic festivals is that of Hemis , which falls in late June or early July, and is dedicated to Padmasambhava . Every 12 years, the g ompa's greatest treasures, a huge Thangka, is ritually exhibited. Its next unveiling is due to take place in A.D 2004. Tibetan Buddhist festivals, masked dances at the Hemis festival, Buddhist pilgrimage to Hemis monastery in Ladakh.