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This two-day festival is famous to mark the birth anniversary celebrations of the Buddhist guru Padmasambhava. This festival is one of the most significant Tibetan Buddhist Gompa festivals in Ladakh and is famous with a lot of pomp.
The Hemis Festival brings an opportunity for all the villagers and families to come together and socialise. Men can be seen wearing cummerbunds while women are dressed in bright headdress and lots of jewellery. Brass trumpets, which are 3 meter in length, are played and the whole festive scene becomes a sight to behold. Traveler also stand good chances of interacting with rural people which is otherwise not possible.
How to Reach
By Flight: The nearest airport is at Leh
By Roadways : By car, Hemis is an easy day trip from Leh. By bus, services are only normal during the festival at other times a single daily service leaves at 9.00 am and returns at 12.30 pm, leaving no time to have a first-class look round.
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