The Himalayas - Ladakh Himalayas - Fairs and festivals - Taktak, Chinrey Anchuk and Spituk Gustor

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    · Losar
    · Tampe Chonga
    · Jipe Chonga
    · Tukpa Sheji
    · Shey Shrupla

Taktak and Chimrey Anchuk
        Spituk Gustor
    · Hemis Chheshu
    · Gaun Tserug
    · Nagrang
    · Dasmochhe
    · Likir Dasmochhe
    · Muslim festivals and fairs

· Other places of interest

The Himalayas - where earth meets sky

Taktak and Chimrey Anchuk
The Taktak and Chimrey Anchuk gompas of the Nigmpa sect celebrate this festival on the 29th and 30th days of the ninth Bodhi month, every year at Taktak and in alternate years in the Hemis and Chimrey gompas.

Thousands of people gather together on this occasion and the lamas perform tantrik dances wearing masks of the different deities who are invoked.

These dances depict the struggle between good and evil, in which the former emerges victorious.

Mystical rites may be conducted for warding off natural calamities like famines and earthquakes.

Spituk Gustor
The Spituk Gustor gompa is the venue for this festival which is held on the 28th and 29th day of the eleventh Bodhi month. This festival is special to the Gelukpa set. The celebrations and festivities resemble those of Taktak Anchuk.