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SHEY FESTIVAL DOLPA 2012
Shey Festival (Shey Ribo Druk Dra) takes places in every 12 years. This festival falls in every dragon year of Tibetan lunar calendar. It was initiated 790 years back by Lama Duptop Singye Hisye in Dragon year. Because of this, in every dragon year all the Dolpo-pa gathers and circumambulators the Shey Ribo Drukda. In the Buddhist term “Shey” means Crystal and “Ribo Druk Dra” means Mountain of Thunder Dragon. For the Buddhists, Crystal Mountain is the heavenly abode of Gods and during summer many people go there for pilgrimage.
Shey Crystal Mountain has legendary connection in Buddhist religion. It is one of precious holy-land of the Himalaya. A thousand years ago and so on a Buddhist acetic Duptop Singe Hisye came to Shey Crystal Mountain, during the Dragon year and he saw lots of devils giving trouble to human beings and he had flew with snow lion and destroyed all the devils power on Crystal Mountain. Since that after 12 years cycle of Tibetan calendar in Buddhism the celebration held during every dragon year. 2012 August 31st is the great holiness ceremony of Dragon year.
Your treks begin from airstrip Juphal and passing through the phoksundo national park with dense meadow forests then magnificent view of Suligad waterfalls. Following the next day walking edges of deep blue Phoksundo lake then crossing the 5310m Nangdola pas and reach to Shey gonpa for the festival, making of a religious walk around the Crystal Mountain. Then your treks continue to exploring of enchanting Himalayan glories.
Shey Festival (Ribo Drukta/Dragon Year) 2012 Schedule
28th August: Arrival in Shey Gonpa,
29th August:Opening ceremony of this Festival
30th August: Food festival and local handicraft exhibition with demonstration.
31st August: Shey Rivo Drugta circumambulating
1st September: Natural mask dance in the morning & Dolpo cultural show in the evening.
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