Hemis Festival of Ladakh

Ladakh boast a beautiful landscape and an interesting culture. It is amongst the best places in India that should be explored. The state is famous for number of reasons and Hemis Festival is one of them.

Also known as the Hemis Gompa festival, it is held in the month of June-July. Marked as the birth of Guru Padmasambhava or Guru Rimpoche, Hemis Festival in India is a two day fest observed every year.

It is the most popular festival of Ladakh and is held in Hemis Monastery in India. The Hemis festival takes on an auspicious hue every 12 years in the Tibetan Year of the Monkey, when the two-storey high 'Thankga' depicting Padmasambhava is displayed. This famous Thankga, richly embroidered with pearls and semi-precious stones, on rich brightly colored silk, is due to be displayed next in AD 2016.