📍 Location: Kaza, Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh📅 Season: August (2nd or 3rd week, dates vary)Where caravans once crossed passes, now cultures meet in song, color, and collective celebration 🐫 A Legacy of Trade and Travel Historically, Ladarcha was a seasonal trade...
📍 Location: Monasteries in Lahaul-Spiti (Key Monastery, Dhankar Gompa, Kaza, Tabo)📅 Season: June–July (date varies by lunar Tibetan calendar)A spiritual spectacle of masked dances, mantras, and ritual offerings to ward off evil and usher in harmony 🔱 What Is Tsheshu –...
📍 Location: Lahauli Villages (notably in Gondhla, Sissu, and Keylong)📅 Season: February (date varies by village tradition)A joyful tribute to male childbirth, wrapped in flour bombs, cultural plays, and winter prayers 👶 A Celebration Born from the Hearth Gochi is a...
📍 Location: Dhalpur Ground, Kullu Town, Himachal Pradesh📅 Season: October (starts on Vijaya Dashami, unlike elsewhere in India)A divine congregation where hundreds of deities descend to celebrate the victory of righteousness 🕉️ A Festival That Begins When Others End...
📍 Location: Rohru and surrounding villages, Shimla District📅 Season: August–September (on or around Bhadon Sankranti, lunar calendar)Where the divine visits in trance and the valley echoes with drums and prophecy 🌙 What Is Jagra – The Night of Awakening Jagra...
📍 Location: Villages across Kinnaur District, especially Nichar, Kalpa, and Sangla📅 Season: January (on or around Magh Sankranti, lunar calendar)A sacred farewell when village deities retreat to the heavens for winter, and households invoke harmony and rest 🌨️ When...
📍 Location: Lahaul-Spiti District (primarily in Keylong, Kaza, and monasteries like Key, Tabo, and Dhankar)📅 Season: Late January to mid-February (varies by lunar calendar)Where winter bows to spirit, and the high-altitude silence becomes music 🕊️ A New Year Etched in...
📍 Location: Villages of Kinnaur District, notably Morang and Kalpa📅 Season: September (after Bhadrapada Amavasya, varies by lunar calendar)A festival where wildflowers become prayers, and the mountains remember their own 🍃 A Festival Rooted in Bloom and Memory...
📍 Location: Kaleshwar Mahadev Temple, near Indora, Kangra District📅 Season: April 13–14 (Baisakhi Day)A Shaivite fair that flows with the season’s first blessings, echoing devotion along the Beas 🕉️ The Temple of Silence and Power Situated in the lush river belt of...