Tibetans offer prayers for long life of Dalai Lama at Lhagyari Temple in Dharamshala

Feb 23, 2023

Losar is a festival celebrated each year to mark the beginning of the Tibetan New Year. Celebrated by Tibetans and Tibetan Buddhists worldwide, it...

Ghode Jatra: Nepal's festival of horses observed in Lalitpur

Mar 21, 2023

This festival of worshipping horses, called "Ghodejatra", is observed on the new moon of Chaitra Sukla Paksha of the eastern lunar calendar. According to...

Tibetan election commission announces electoral calendar for 2021 Sikyong, 17th Tibetan parliamentary elections

Sep 28, 2020

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 28 : The Chief Election Commission of Central Tibetan Administration on Monday announced the electoral calendar for the 2021...

Nepali town welcomes the New Year with drum beats, dancing, palanquins, Sindoor

Apr 14, 2024

The annual festival of Sindoor Jatra paints the town with orange Sindoor which is observed on 2nd of Baisakh or the first month of...

Uttarakhand CM Dhami congratulates people on Eid-al-Adha

Jun 16, 2024

Eid Al-Adha is a holy occasion and is celebrated on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the 12th month of the Islamic or lunar...

Nepal: Devotees high on Shivratri fervour, wait in long queues to enter Pashupatinath Temple's main complex

Feb 18, 2023

Falgun Krishna Chaturdashi-the fourth day of the waning moon in the month of Falgun is observed as Mahashivaratri as per the lunar calendar. Thousands...