| Ladakh is region that has been located at the state | | | | can also enjoy the polo and archery competition |
| of Jammu and Kashmir inbetween the Kunlun | | | | during the festival. |
| mountains in the north and the Great Himalayas in the | | | | Losar Festival (January) |
| south. The major residents of the region are | | | | Losar festival in Ladakh is celebrated during the |
| Indo-Aryan and the ethnic Tibetan and the area is | | | | winter months of the year. The festival takes place |
| sparsely populated. Ladakh is the region which is | | | | in the eleventh month of the Buddhist year, which |
| known for its mountain ranges and the beauty of | | | | occurs in the November, December or January. The |
| mountains. | | | | festival has its origin in the 15th century. During the |
| Visiting Ladakh during the festive season can be the | | | | festival Buddhists make offering to the God. |
| best planned tour for the travelers. During the festive | | | | Dosmoche Festival |
| season in Ladakh many travelers from around the | | | | The Dosmoche is the festival that is celebrated in |
| globe visit the place. There are many festivals in the | | | | Ladakh for the new year. The festival is celebrated in |
| Leh Ladakh region that are visited by the tourists | | | | the second half of the February in Leh, it is said to |
| from all around the world. | | | | be the festival of scapegoat. The wooden mast has |
| Hemis Festival (June-July) | | | | been set up to adorned with the streamers and the |
| Hemis Festival is one of the biggest and the most | | | | religious emblem with the offerings of storma (ritual |
| important festivals of the Ladakh region. Hemis is the | | | | figures molded out of dough) that have been cast |
| two-day festival that is celebrated in the Hemis | | | | away into the desert or burnt. These scapegoats |
| Monastery. The festival is celebrated to | | | | carry away with them the evil spirits of the old year, |
| commemorate the birth of Guru Padamasambhava | | | | and thus the town is cleansed and made ready to |
| who is believed to save the local people from | | | | welcome the new year. |
| demons. The best time to shop for the handicraft | | | | Other Festivals |
| items is the Hemis festival. The Hemis Festival starts | | | | There are number of other festivals also in Ladakh. |
| from June-July. | | | | Some of the festivals in Ladakh includes Lamayuru |
| Ladakh Festival (Early September) | | | | which takes place in July. Phiyang takes place in July- |
| The Ladakh Festival is one of the biggest festivals of | | | | August, after the 10 days of celebration of Phiyang |
| the Jammu and Kashmir state. This Ladakh festival is | | | | another festival Tak- Thok is held. The special |
| organized by the tourism department of the Jammu | | | | Phiyang festival is exhibiting the thangka, which is |
| and Kashmir state. The festival showcases the | | | | done every year unlike Hemis, where thangka is |
| culture and tradition of Ladakh. The highlights of the | | | | exhibited once in 12 years. |
| festival are the folk dance and the music. Travelers | | | | How to Reach Ladakh? |