Perhaps there is no better time to Leh Ladakh Tour then during the festive season. Ladakh comes alive during festivals, when people from different corners of Tour to Leh Ladakh India converge at one place to celebrate and enjoy the festive spirit. Festivals in Ladakh are in fact the best way to get a feel of the Ladakhi culture. There are a number of festivals that take place in Leh Ladakh India. Tour Packages of Leh Ladakh India provides information on some of the important festivals in Leh Ladakh India. You can find more details in www.holidaymasti.com.
Fairs & Festivals :
The fairs and festivals of Ladakh present an opportunity to the people to celebrate and enjoy themselves. In Leh Ladakh Tour Packages every occasion marriage, birth, harvesting, commemoration of head Lamas founding of the monastery, Losar (new year) and flowering is marked by feasting, dancing and the singing of folksongs that forms a part of its living heritage. It is interesting to note that most of the fairs and festivals of Tour Packages Leh Ladakh take place during winters, which is the idle time for people. Before you plan your trip to Leh and Ladakh, have a look at major fairs & festivals of the region.
Hemis Festival:
The biggest and the most popular festival of Leh Ladakh India is Hemis. This monastic festivals in June to commemorate birth of Guru Padmasambhava, the founder of Tantric Buddhism in Tibet. The sacred dance drama of the life and mission is performed wearing facial masks and colorful brocades robes. The three-day festival takes place from 9th to 11th. Especially the monkey year festival, which comes in a cycle of 12 years - Tour to Leh Ladakh.
Dosmoche Festival:
Dosmoche, the festival of the scapegoat, is celebrated in the second half of February to welcome the New Year. Dosmochey is celebrated in Leh Ladakh Tours India (Leh Palace), Liker (Lower Ladakh) and Deskit (Nubra valley) monasteries. The monks from different monasteries perform the Chams every year turn by turn. The festival takes place in the end and starting of the Tibetan New Year.
Losar Festival :
The Losar (New Year) celebration is followed by Galdan Namchot, the birth anniversary of Tsogkha pa who introduced Gelukpa School of order. Losar festival is celebrated to welcome the Ladakhi/Tibetan New Year. The Losar festival is celebrated in the eleventh month of Tibetan calendar, two months ahead of Tibetan New Year. In early 17th century, King Jamyang Namgyal decided to lead an expedition against the Baltistan forces in winter; therefore he decided to celebrate the festival two months before. Later it became a tradition and being celebrated in the eleventh month.
Sindhu Darshan Festival:
Sindhu Darshan is three-day festival held from 1st to 3rd June, in Shey Manla around 8 kms. from Leh Ladakh Tours on the bank of Indus river. For the first time it was organized in October 1997, as a symbol of unity and Communal harmony and national integration. In this festival, people come for a Darshan and Puja (worship) of the River Sindhu (Indus). The Sindhu River is regarded as a symbol of the rich culture, communal harmony and peaceful co-existence in India. It also acts as a tribute to the brave soldiers of India who have bravely fought for their country.
Ladakh Festival :
Ladakh festival takes place in September 1-15 every year in Leh and villages. The inauguration ceremony takes place in Cheap Tour packages of Leh Ladakh India on large scale with the procession of various cultural troupes from different part of Ladakh. Music, theatre, polo, archery, mask and folk dances, showcasing of the local arts and crafts, etc are the highlights of this festival. The main objective behind the festival is to revive and promote the rich culture, traditions and folk heritage of Ladakh.
Yuru Kabgyat :
Yuru Kabgyat is the 2-day festival takes place in July in Lamayuru monastery around 125 kms. from Leh. Monks perform mask dances. During the festival monks perform prayer and rituals to get rid of disaster and peace in the world.
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