Hemis Festival – A World Famous Occasion To Visit Leh Ladakh!

Leh Ladakh tour is famous for countless reasons. As this place belongs to several Buddhist monasteries, here you can find a different culture, different fairs and festivals. Hemis festival is one of the most celebrated Buddhist festival that is being organized every year in this place. People from different corners of the world come here to personally witness the amazing events of this festival. Although, the time during Hemis festival is full of fun and crowd of different types of people, yet to have the best time during this festival, you should not forget to book hotels in Leh Ladakh in advance to avoid any issues later on.

Due to the great popularity of Hemis festivals, people in large numbers visit this place during this event. The venue for this festival remains the same for every year as it is being organised in Hemis Gompa which is a famous monastery in this region. This memorable festival always falls on the 10th day of the month of Tibetan Lunar.

During this festival, the cultural beauty shines at its best in the entire Ladakh. Hemis festival is also associated with a great legend as it is thought that the founder of the Tibetan Buddhism – Guru Padmasambhava had a stiff fight with the devil and after defeating him, the Guru saved the locals of this region. This way, this festival signifies the win of the good on the evil.

The Speciality Features Of Hemis Festival

If you plan to visit Leh Ladakh specifically to attend the famous Hemis festival, it is necessary for you to be familiar with various features of this event. So, the main feature of this occasion is the spiritual mask-dance that is performed by lamas. This dance symbolises the defeat of evil and the performers give a message to end the evil spirits in human beings and welcome a happy and prosperous future. By the ending of this dance, the idol which is made of the dough is being destroyed by the dancers wearing black hat. The broken pieces of this idol are being spread up in four directions to make it reach to every devotee. Following this ritual, a devil dance is also being performed to entertain the audience. It is actually an auspicious event in which an ancient Thanka – a holy painting is put to display. Basically, thanka is prized in the monastery and one can see this beautiful painting only once in 12 years of time.

Apart from these aspects, other key attraction of this auspicious festival is the dazzling fair in which unique regional handicrafts are being displayed. This amazing festival is celebrated in a rectangular courtyard in the Hemis monastery. And everywhere a glimpse of joy mesmerises everyone in the event.

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