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Losar

Tibetan Buddhist festival celebrating the New Year. It is held at the new moon in February. Houses are spring-cleaned to sweep away any negative aspects from the previous year; evil spirits are scared away with firecrackers; and costumed monks perform New Year rituals and chants. Food is shared and there are contests to build elaborate sculptures out of butter. The sculptures symbolize impermanence although, because of the low temperature in Tibet, they do not melt and have to be destroyed.

Butter sculptures are also made during Monlam Chenmo, the Great Prayer festival, held just after Losar.



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The travel was through Manali- Rohtang Pass- Gramphoo- Chhatru- Chhota Dara- Batal- Chandratal lake- Kumzum La- Takcha- Losar Ki- Kibber- Kaza- Shego- Tabo- Pin Valleyand taking a U turn.
All our effort is based on this firm conviction and hope that we will return to Tibet in circumstances which satisfy the majority of Tibetan people and will celebrate both our Losar and his Holiness' next birthday in Lhasa," said Thubten Samphel, Spokesperson Of The Government-In-Exile.
The intense terrain continues through Kaza, Hanse, Losar before the road turns up to the snow pass of Kunzum la, the entrance to Lahaul.
 
 
 
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