Dolpo Shey (Dragon Year) Festival 2012

by The Wandering Angel

Article by Choodamani

DOLPO SHEY (DRAGON YEAR) FESTIVAL 2012Shey Festival (Shey Ribo Druk Dra) takes places in every 12 years. This festival falls in every dragon year of Tibetan lunar calendar. It was initiated 790 years back by Lama Duptop Singye Hisye in Dragon year. Because of this, in every dragon year all the Dolpo-pa gathers and circumambulators the Shey Ribo Drukda. In the Buddhist term "Shey" means Crystal and "Ribo Druk Dra" means Mountain of Thunder Dragon. For the Buddhists, Crystal Mountain is the heavenly abode of Gods and during summer many people go there for pilgrimage.Shey Crystal Mountain has legendary connection in Buddhist religion. It is one of precious holy-land of the Himalaya. A thousand years ago and so on a Buddhist acetic Duptop Singe Hisye came to Shey Crystal Mountain, during the Dragon year and he saw lots of devils giving trouble to human beings and he had flew with snow lion and destroyed all the devils power on Crystal Mountain. Since that after 12 years cycle of Tibetan calendar in Buddhism the celebration held during every dragon year. 2012 August 31st is the great holiness ceremony of Dragon year.Your treks begin from airstrip Juphal and passing through the phoksundo national park with dense meadow forests then magnificent view of Suligad waterfalls. Following the next day walking edges of deep blue Phoksundo lake then crossing the 5310m Nangdola pas and reach to Shey gonpa for the festival, making of a religious walk around the Crystal Mountain. Then your treks continue to exploring of enchanting Himalayan glories.

OUTLINE ITINERARY1 in Kathmandu transfer to Hotel2 Kathmandu sightseeing3 Kathmandu - Nepalgunj(Aug 20th)4 Nepalgunj - Juphal (two and half hour walk) -Dunai(Aug 21st)5 Dunai-Chhepka(Aug 22nd)6 Chhepka-Jharana Hotel (Amchi hospital)(Aug 23rd)7 Jharana hotel - Phoksundo(Aug 24th)8 Phoksundo - Rest day(Aug 25th)9 Phoksundo - sallaghari(Aug 26th)10 Sallaghari - Nangdola B.C(Aug 27th)11 Namgdola B.C -5310m Kangla pass -Shey-Gompa(Aug 28th)12 Shey Gompa -Rest day(Aug 2! 9th), 13 Shey Gompa (half Kora) half Kora is a kind of religeous jogging(Aug 30th), 14 Shey Gompa (Full Kora)(Aug 31st),15 Shey Gompa - Namgang Gompa,16 Namgang Gompa - Yangjer Gompa,17 Yanjer Gompa - Komash Villege,18 Komash Villege - Tinje villege,19 Tinje Villege - Yak Kharka,20 Yak Kharka - Chhoila Bhanjyang pass - Tokyau,21 Tokyau - Dho Tarap,22 Dho Tarap - Nawarpani,23 Nawarpani - Laini,24 Laini - Tarakot,25 Tarakot - Dunai,26 Dunai - Juphal,27 Juphal - Nepalgunj-Kathmandu,28 Departure from Kathmandu

SHEY FESTIVAL (RIBO DRUKTA/DRAGON YEAR) 2012 SCHEDULE

28th August: Arrival at shey gompa (Gathering Day of people).29th august: Opening ceremony of shey festival.30th august: Food festivall and local handicraft exhibition with demonstration31st august: Shey ribo drugta circumambulating1st September: Natural mask dance in the morning & dolpo cultural show in the evening2nd September: Horse, yak and goat race. Exhibition of traditional Amchi Treatment and practices3rd September: Final day gathering of every high lamas long life Blessing by his holiness (H.H hechen rabjam rimporche)

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