Losar Festival Images For Students: Losar festival is celebrated to commemorate the advent of the New Year. It is the Ladakhi or Tibetan New Year. Considered as the most important of all Buddhist festivals, Losar is celebrated across two weeks during the month of January or February according to the Gregorian calendar. The festival is marked with ancient rituals, stage fights between good and evil, chanting and passing through the crowds with fire torches.
Losar Festival: Celebrated in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
Losar Festival Images For Students
A Bhutanese villager prepares to throw a dart as he takes part in a ‘Turung Game’ during the celebration of ‘Losar’ at Paro
A Tibetan man ties prayer flags on a string during the ‘Losar’, or Tibetan New Year celebrations
A Tibetan old man offering traditional white Khata (traditional Tibetan scarf) in front of Dalai Lama picture during special Morning Prayer session on the third and one of the most important day of the ‘Losar’
A Tibetan woman touches her head to the wall surrounding the residence of her spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on the third day of the Tibetan New Year called ‘Losar’ in Dharmsala
A young Tibetan girl dressed up in traditional attire helps her younger sister get ready on the occasion of the Tibetan New year
‘Losar’ celebrations are an amalgamation of ancient rituals, staged dance dramas, dance and revelry for the people
‘Losar’ is characterized especially by dancing, music, and a general spirit of merrymaking
Losar is marked with ancient ceremonies that represent the struggle between good and evil
Many events such as the dance of the deer and the amusing battles between the King and his various ministers are highlights of this festival
People attend special morning prayer session on the third day of Tibetan New Year
Smoke rise from the burning incense as a Tibetan man in traditional attire offers prayers
Tibetan Buddhist monks blow ceremonial horns during a special morning prayer session on the third day of ‘Losar’, or Tibetan New Year, in Dharamsala
Tibetan Buddhist monks play ceremonial horns during a special prayer ceremony on the third day of the Tibetan New Year called ‘Losar’ in Dharmsala
Tibetan Buddhist monks usher in the Tibetan New Year ‘Losar’ at Tsugla Khang Temple in McLedoganj, Dharamshala
Tibetan monks arrange the portrait of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, during a function organised to mark ‘Losar’, or the Tibetan New Year, in Kathmandu. Losar festival, which has its origin in the 15th century, celebrates the Ladakhi or Tibetan New Year. It is said to last 15 days, but the first 3 days are the most important ones.
Tibetans believe that the prayer flags representing the five elements: earth, fire, sky, water and wind, spread prayers with the wind
Tibetans celebrated the third day of the Firebird year by tying multicoloured prayer flags on high poles and praying
Tibetans in exile throwing barley flour in air on the 3rd day of Tibetan New Year ‘Losar’ at Mcleodganj in Dharamshala
Tibetans throw white flour powder in air during a prayer session as part of ‘Losar’ celebration
The Losar Festival also called as the New Year Festival and is the most important festivals celebrated in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
Losar is celebrated by the Monpas who forms the major portion of population in Tawang Arunachal Pradesh.
This part of population commemorates the advent of the New Year, for about 8 to 15 days. Festival of Losar is the time when the Monpas enjoy the time with high festive spirit and prepares for merry making and feasting together with friends and relatives.
People at Tawang do lots of preparations for this most awaited festival, Monpas used to clean their houses and discard all old and unused items to ward off all evil things from life and escort wellness and prosperity of the family.
Time to Celebrate Losar Festival:
The festival of Losar falls in the end of February or early March and is celebrated for 8 – 15 days.
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