The dates for 2023 for monastery and other festivals in Ladakh are here! Visiting a monastery festival is a special highlight for many Ladakh travelers. The dances of the monks - accompanied by sounds foreign to Western ears - are a real feast for the eyes. The hustle and bustle around the dancing clerics [...]
Monastery festivals and buddhist celebrations in Ladakh The dates 2019 Colorful robes, scary masks, unusual musical sounds for western ears, never seen dance steps, these are monastery festivals in Ladakh, where monks in incredible dance performances try to impart stories and philosophies of Tibetan Buddhism. If you feel like it, plan your trip so that [...]
Monastery festival dates for 2018 in Ladakh These are the dates for monastery and other festivals/important happenings in Ladakh in the year 2018. Subject to Change. January 2018 Spituk Gustor 14,-15. January 2018 in Spituk February 2018 Dosmochey 13.-14. February 2018 in Leh and Likir Yargon Tungshak 19.-20. February 2018 in Yarma (Nubra) Stok Guru [...]
When entering a Tibetan Buddhist monastery for the first time, it is very easy to feel overwhelmed by the incredible variety of Buddhas, bodhisattvas and deities – some angry, some peaceful, and all almost always very colorful. But who is who and how can we distinguish the individual personalities from each other? There are [...]
Every Buddhist village in Ladakh has a cloister or a temple. There are so many that you don’t know where to start, or when to stop. In this post we tell you what monasteries you shouldn’t miss no matter what. The Monasteries of Ladakh There are many impressive monasteries in Ladakh - most of them [...]
If you always wanted to visit Ladakh but had no chance sofar, this might be your call. We started a lottery on our Facebook-Page and invite you to join, if you want to win a tour to Ladakh. You can win our Cultur & Hiking tour "Basics of Ladakh with Hemis-Festival" in July worth 1.400 [...]
Like every year also 2017 will have it's cultural highlights which are really worth to be seen. To be able to plan already now your trip 2017 to Ladakh we put the most important dates together. Ladakh: Monastery festivals & and other important dates for 2017 Name of festival Venue 2017 Spituk Gustor Spituk [...]
Whoever has visited a Tibetan Buddhist monastery, no matter if in Ladakh, Tibet or Bhutan, has also probably noticed, usually at the entrance of the temple, a drawing of the Buddhist Wheel of Life. This symbolic representation, or Bhavacakra, serves as a wonderful summary of what Buddhism is, and also reminds us that every action [...]
What is a Mudra? Mudras are symbolic hand gestures that play a major role in Hinduism and Buddhism. In addition, mudras are also present in the Indian dancing tradition, and are an important part of yoga, where they are not only symbolic, but should also have an effect on the body and mind. Sooner or [...]
Hemis Festival is held every year, but every 12 years it is very special. 2016 will be one of those years. In the 5th lunar month of the monkey year several hundred thousand people from tibetan-buddhist areas and the whole world will gather to celebrate the life of Naropa. Hemis Festival: Every 12 years [...]
When in Rome, do as the Roman do. You do not have to adapt to everything what the Romans do, but knowing a little bit about how to behave in their country while on a visit can avoid annoyance and disrespect to the local customs and hence earning some unexpected friendly treatments. Some experiences and [...]
Once a year, every monastery in Ladakh is celebrating with a festival. Most of the monastery festivals take place in the winter months – those are the ones we recommend visiting the most – but of course there is one or the other festival happening in summer. Dates for Monastery festivals 2016 Spituk Gustor [...]
