SPITUK GUSTOR
- Start Date:- 2025-01-27
- End Date:- 2025-01-28
- Start Time:- 09:30:00
- End Time:- 15:30:00
- Leh and Ladakh
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Activities
Prayers The charm and enthusiasm of the Spituk Gustor Festival can be felt way before it is observed. The prayers and worship start 7 days before the day of the festival. 2. Cham Dance It is the famous dance of Ladakh that is performed in almost every Ladakh festival. Spituk Monastery also enjoys this dramatic dance form. In Cham Dance, Lamas wear animal masks (made from paper and clay) and beautiful spiky headgears which are usually in yellow color. The Cham Dance represents a drama that is based on the victory of good over evil. It is believed that the mask dance existed since the 8th century AD in Ladakh. It is performed in several ways including pair dancing, group dancing, solo dancing, etc. 3. Music Cham Dance is supported by beautiful and melodious music and tunes of longhorns, cymbals, conch shells, bells, and many other instruments. 4. Get-together of Monks The festival witnesses a number of monks across the world that including Stok, Sankar, Saboo, and Spituk congregate at the monastery. 5. Burning of Evil Effigy The festival ends with the burning of evil effigies that represents the ultimate exister is good, not evil.
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SPITUK GUSTOR
- Start Date:- 2025-01-27
- End Date:- 2025-01-28
- Start Time:- 09:30:00
- End Time:- 15:30:00
- Leh and Ladakh
Event Information :
Activities
Prayers The charm and enthusiasm of the Spituk Gustor Festival can be felt way before it is observed. The prayers and worship start 7 days before the day of the festival. 2. Cham Dance It is the famous dance of Ladakh that is performed in almost every Ladakh festival. Spituk Monastery also enjoys this dramatic dance form. In Cham Dance, Lamas wear animal masks (made from paper and clay) and beautiful spiky headgears which are usually in yellow color. The Cham Dance represents a drama that is based on the victory of good over evil. It is believed that the mask dance existed since the 8th century AD in Ladakh. It is performed in several ways including pair dancing, group dancing, solo dancing, etc. 3. Music Cham Dance is supported by beautiful and melodious music and tunes of longhorns, cymbals, conch shells, bells, and many other instruments. 4. Get-together of Monks The festival witnesses a number of monks across the world that including Stok, Sankar, Saboo, and Spituk congregate at the monastery. 5. Burning of Evil Effigy The festival ends with the burning of evil effigies that represents the ultimate exister is good, not evil.
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Spituk Monastery