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festivals.
Among non-monastic events count the Losar or New Year celebrations and the notable
Ladakh Festival organized by the Kashmir and Jammu government. The monastic festivals
are dance-dramas in the gompa courtyards. The performers are the lamas, the monks
themselves. Wearing colorful garments and often frightful, at times comic masks,
the monks perform mimes representing various aspects of the religion, be it the
progress of the individual soul and its purification or the triumph of good over
evil. The events draw
spectators
from among the local populace, from near and far, in great numbers for attending
these auspicious events promises spiritual benefits aside the enjoyment of the party
atmosphere. Huge crowds that gather heighten the sense of the occasion. Most monastic
festivals are two-day events. Losar celebrations take close to one month and the
Ladakh Festival is a two-week event. Our tours are designed around the dates of
these unique events, bringing you the first hand experience of their festive atmosphere
and thus broadening your insight into the cultural heritage of Ladakh
cultural
troupes and village contingents participate in full ceremonial costumes, singing
and performing various types of colorful dances to the tune of the traditional orchestra.
Thousands of traditionally attired men and women line the route of the procession,
adding to the carnival atmosphere. At the polo ground, where the procession terminates,
the participants break into a variety of folk and popular dances, presenting the
best samples of the region's performing arts.
Designed
with an objective to revive and promote the richness, depth and pageantry of Ladakh's
centuries-old culture for worldwide appreciation and enjoyment, the Ladakh Festival
offers a unique opportunity to witness many of Ladakh’s traditions and folk heritage
in a very short time and without having to traverse to its often formidable outlying
areas. Our tour brings you to experience the best of it. Our tour's daily program
is not finalized until Kashmir and Jammu Tourism Department publishes the schedule
of events, released usually about two weeks before the start of the festival.