Losar New Year Celebration
Losar New Year Celebration adapts the Tibetan New Year festivities. At the hilltop monasteries around McLeod Ganj, houses are cleaned and painted with auspicious signs, incense is burned and special foods like khapse, thukpa and changkol are prepared. Monks perform protector pujas, families visit temples, …
Monpa Masked Dance Ritual
The Monpa Masked Dance Ritual is based on the Tawang-Torgya festival. Monks perform elaborate dances to ward off evil and protect the region from calamities. A sculpted torma effigy symbolizing destructive forces is paraded and then burned in a bonfire while prayers are chanted. On …
Valley Deity Parade
Valley Deity Parade captures the spirit of Kullu Dussehra, which begins after Dussehra elsewhere. For seven days starting on 2 October, hundreds of village deities are brought to Dhalpur Maidan in colourful palanquins, accompanied by Nati dancers, horns and cymbals. Devotees witness processions honouring the …
