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The festivals and holidays in Ladakh are based on the Tibetan calendar, which in turn depends on the lunar cycle. So annual festivities therefore take place on different dates. We are pleased to individually inform you about the monastery festivals, Lama mask dances and folk festivals in Ladakh in your travel time window. Certain monastery festivals are meanwhile very touristy, also on this subject we are pleased to inform you.
| FESTIVAL NAME | FESTIVAL LOCATION | FESTIVAL DATE* |
|---|---|---|
| SPITUK GUSTOR | SPITUK | 25. & 26.01.2017 |
| DOSMOCHEY | LEH & LIKIR MONASTERY | 24. & 25.02.2017 |
| YARGON TUNGSHAK | NUBRA (YARMA) | 02. & 03. 03.2017 |
| STOK GURU TSECHU | STOK MONASTERY | 06. & 07.03.2017 |
| MATHO NAGRANG | MATHO MONSATERY | 11. & 12.03.2017 |
| SAGA DAWA | ALL OVER LADAKH | 09.06.2017 |
| YURU KABGYAT | LAMAYURU MONASTERY | 21. & 22.06.2017 |
| HEMIS TSECHU | HEMIS MONASTERY | 03. & 04.07.2017 |
| DALAI LAMA BIRTHDAY | JIVATSAL, SHEY | 06.07.2017 |
| SACHUKUL GUSTOR | SACHUKUL MONASTERY | 11. & 12.07.2017 |
| STONGDE GUSTOR | STONGDE, ZANSKAR | 12. & 13.07.2017 |
| LADAKH POLO FESTIVAL | CHUSHOT | 11. – 17.07.2017 |
| KARSHA GUSTOR | KARSHA, ZANSKAR | 21. & 22.07.2017 |
| PHYANG TSESDUP | PHYANG MONASTERY | 21. & 22.07.2017 |
| KORZOK GUSTOR | TSOMORIRI | 26. & 27.07.2017 |
| DAKTHOK TSECHU | THAKTHOK MONASTERY | 02. & 03.08.2017 |
| SANI NASJAL | SANI, ZANSKAR | 06. & 07.08.2017 |
| DISKIT GUSTOR | DISKIT, NUBRA VALLEY | 17. & 18.10.2017 |
| THIKSAY GUSTOR | THIKSE | 06. & 07.11.2017 |
| CHEMDE WANGCHOK / PADUM | CHEMDE MONASTERY | 16. & 17.11.2017 |
| GALDEN NAMCHOT | ALL OVER LADAKH | 12.12.2017 |
| LADAKHI LOSAR (NEW YEAR) | ALL OVER LADAKH | 19.12.2017 |
| *no guarantee – in rare cases festival dates may change or even be cancelled, short of notice | ||
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