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Losar

Monpa, Bhutia and Himalayan Buddhist communities · Sikkim

When: February-March, lunar calendar
Who: Monpa, Bhutia and Himalayan Buddhist communities
Where: Sikkim
Gateway: Tawang or Gangtok

What it is

The festival

The Himalayan Buddhist new year, celebrated by the Monpa of Tawang and West Kameng as much as the Bhutia and Lhopo of Sikkim: monastery dances, prayer-flag renewals and family feasting.

Attending

How visitors fit in

Open: monastery courtyards hold cham dances and households host guests. In Tawang, the Tawang Monastery and Urgelling Gompa anchor the observance; in Sikkim, Rumtek and Enchey do.

Around it

Plan around Losar

Sikkim in February → Sikkim travel guide →

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