Chemday Wangchok Festival

About Chemday Wangchok Festival of Ladakh

Chemday Wangchok is one of the festivals of Ladakh held in Chemrey Monastery, famous for its tall Guru Padmasambhava statue & valuable collection of scriptures. The festival is celebrated mostly by the Drukpa sects of Tibetan Buddhists.

Prior to a week before the festival, the monks meditate for a week to invite peace and harmony. Over the course of the next two days, the monks perform masked dances called Chhams along with other rituals and ceremonies.

The festival, like so many other festivals in Ladakh, signifies the victory of good over evil, and is marked by a Mandal Pooja on the second day.

Festival Dates/Months : The Chemday Wangchuk Festival is celebrated over a course of two days in the month of November.

Highlights of Yargon Tungshak Festival :The special highlight of the Chemday Wangchok Festival is the masked dance called Chhams which is performed by the monks.