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Thiksey Gustor Festival 2026: Why Ladakh’s Ancient Masked Dance Ritual Is Worth WitnessingThiksey Gustor Festival 2026 is scheduled for October 28–29 at Thiksey Monastery near Leh, Ladakh. The annual Buddhist celebration features...- India-Russia strengthen bond over Buddhism & soft powerSacred Buddha relics from India were displayed in Kalmykia, Russia. Nearly 100,000 devotees paid homage. The event strengthened India-Russi...
- Dalai Lama lays foundation stone of Chokhang Vihara in LehThe Dalai Lama marked a significant moment for Ladakh's Buddhist community by laying the foundation stone of the Chokhang Vihara in Leh. Ea...
- India changes teaching in Himalayan Buddhist monasteries to counter ChinaIndia is set to introduce a unified curriculum in Buddhist monasteries near the Chinese border, aiming to strengthen national identity and ...
- Dalai Lama to visit Ladakh between July-August this yearThis would be among the first public visit of the Dalai Lama, after the Covid19 pandemic hit the country in January 2020, as all this while...
- Dalai Lama may visit Ladakh between July and AugustThe Chinese consider the Dalai Lama as its enemy and have often objected to his visits to Ladakh, where the Tibetan leader even celebrated ...
- 17th Karmapa-linked Tibetan monastery gets 5-yr FCRA nod amid tense China tiesThe Karmapa, who arrived suddenly in India in 2000, in 2017-18 acquired the passport of the Commonwealth of Dominica. The thirty-six year o...
- IndiGo to launch flight services between Delhi, Leh on February 22Leh will be the 63rd domestic destination for IndiGo. The bookings for the daily Delhi-Leh flights have already begun, the airline said in ...
- Sombre Hemis fest in Ladakh amid covid, Chinese incursionThe two-day festival, celebrated annually to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Padmasambhava, was a low-key affair this year as the regula...
- Shristi Banka calls Ladakhi people welcoming, says trip taught her not to take comforts in life for grantedThe founder and CEO of Banka CFO shares her recent travel learning.
- New order changes terms of Indo-Pak engagementThe terms of any future official engagement between India and Pakistan will be very different. With Jammu & Kashmir now fully integrated wi...
- Traveller’s Diary: Here's why you have to go glamping this summerTravellers not only get to visit mesmerising untouched landscapes but also immerse themselves in the entire experience of the local culture.
- 2,000-year-old Ashoka Stupa to be inaugurated in ChinaA 2,000-year-old Stupa constructed by emperor Ashoka in China's Nangchen which fell into ruin has been restored and is set to be unveiled o...
- Leh's Hemis festival draws more foreigners now: MonkHemis festival, an annual affair at the 300-year-old Monastery has been witnessing a dip in no. of local visitors, while drawing in more in...
- Celebrate the birth of Guru Padmasambhava at the Hemis Festival in LadakhAt the Hemis Monastery, this festival shall mark the birthday celebrations of Guru Padamasambhava, which begins in the courtyard of the mon...
- Government plans tourism circuits to attract Buddhist pilgrimsAccording to the plan, 'Sacred Circuit' will be a five to seven days' journey and will include visits to Gaya, Varanasi, Piparva and Kushin...
- Dozen monasteries of Drukpa Buddhist lineage taken over by monks with strong financial backingThe takeover of the monasteries coincided with Chinese transgressions in the Chumar and Demchok areas that took place while Jinping was vis...
- Ringzhen Tundup Shastri: The devout Buddhist who helped RSS reach LadakhShastri, a 'scholar' of comparative religion from Banaras, is the head of RSS in Leh district; and President of the Tsogspa or 'Ladakh Welf...
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- Solitary splendour: Leh's colourful festival amid beauty of LadakhLeh’s colourful festival amid the austere beauty of Ladakh, heightens the spiritual quotient of all those who go there.
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