Hemis festival will be held between July 14 and 15
Q. Which festival will be held between July 14 and 15 at the Ladakh Hemis Monastery?- Published on 12 Jul 16a. Hemis festival
b. Hermis festival
c. Hermes festival
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Hemis festival
The festival will be held between July 14 and 15 at Ladakh Hemis Monastery.
- Hemis festival 2016 or Hemis Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery of the Drukpa, located in Hemis, Ladakh.
- Situated 45 km away from Leh, the monastery was re-formed d in 1672 by the Ladakhi king Sengge Namgyal.
- The Hemis Festival is a two-day long cultural extravaganza dedicated to (Lord Padmasambhava) venerated as the Dance Performance at Hemis Monastery representative reincarnate of Buddha.
- Every 12th year known as the Tibetan Year of the Monkey, Hemis Monastery Festival takes on an auspicious turn.
- The largest Thangka will be unfurled this year after twelve years, in 2016.
