Losar is the Tibetan New Year. It is celebrated on the first days of the first lunar month in the Tibetan calendar. Its traditions are unique to Tibet, and predate Chinese and Indian influence. The ...

People dress in festive attire and bring offerings like white khata scarves, flowers, fruit, barley wine and cash to the ...

The New Year of Tibetan Buddhists, the festival is celebrated with lot of enthusiasm and fervor. The festival includes dancing, singing, rejoicing and merry making. Festivities last for two ...

Losar is celebrated to welcome the New Year. People visit neighbours and friends and exchange greetings. A few days before Losar, it is customary for families to fetch small branches of a thorny ...

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