Fairs and Festivals: Buddhist Festivals

Name of Festival Features
Buddha Purnima
  • Birth anniversary of Lord Buddha.
Ploughing Festival
  • This festival is celebrated as Buddha’s first moment of enlightenment.
Hemis Gompa
  • The festival is held at the Hemis Gompa Monastery in Ladakh to celebrate the birth anniversary of Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava).
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