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Hemis Festival wishes for Hemis Tsechu in Ladakh: blessings and messages for the masked dances honouring Guru Padmasambhava.

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Hemis Festival wishes for kids (13)

  • Look at the big colourful masks! The dancers are telling an old story.

  • Hear the long horns? The festival is starting!

  • Happy Hemis Festival, little one. Hold Ama's hand in the crowd.

  • Draw the scariest and the funniest mask you saw today.

  • The monks dance to show that good always wins. Happy Hemis!

  • Wear your hat and drink water. The sun is bright in Ladakh.

  • Count the drums at the monastery. How many can you see?

  • Say Tashi Delek to everyone today. It means good luck!

  • Happy Hemis Tsechu! Tell your friends about the dancing masks.

  • The mountains are listening to the music too. Happy Hemis!

  • A big festival for a big teacher, Guru Rinpoche. Happy Hemis!

  • Bread, butter tea and dances. What a fun day!

  • The dancers spin like tops in their bright robes. Happy Hemis Festival!

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  • Hemis Festival wishes image: Drums, masks and blessings.
  • Hemis Festival wishes image: Long horns at dawn, masked dances by noon and the whole family in our best gonchas. Happy Hemis Festival.
  • Hemis Festival wishes image: May your year be as colourful as the Cham masks. Tashi Delek.
  • Hemis Festival wishes image: May Guru Padmasambhava remove every obstacle from your path.
  • Hemis Festival wishes image: Happy Hemis Festival. May the year ahead bring you success.
  • Hemis Festival wishes image: The monks dance to show that good always wins. Happy Hemis!
  • Hemis Festival wishes image: Welcome to Ladakh for Hemis Tsechu. Tashi Delek from all of us.
  • Hemis Festival wishes image: Best wishes on the birth anniversary of Guru Padmasambhava.
  • Hemis Festival wishes image: Mountains, music, prayer.
  • Hemis Festival wishes image: Far from Ladakh this summer, but my heart is in the Hemis courtyard. Happy Tsechu to everyone at home.

About Hemis Festival

The Hemis Festival, or Hemis Tsechu, is held every summer at Hemis Monastery near Leh in Ladakh. It falls on the tenth day of the fifth Tibetan month, in June or early July, and marks the birth of Guru Padmasambhava, who brought Buddhism to the Himalayas.

For two days the monastery courtyard fills with the sound of long horns, drums and cymbals as monks perform the Cham, sacred masked dances that show the victory of good over evil. Every twelve years, in the monkey year, a giant thangka of the Guru is unrolled for all to see.

Families from across Ladakh come in their finest dress, and visitors from India and abroad join them. Stalls sell crafts and food, and the festival is a time of prayer, colour and meeting friends.

How people celebrate Hemis Festival

  • Cham masked dances by monks
  • Long horns, drums and cymbals
  • Prayers to Guru Padmasambhava
  • Unrolling the great thangka every twelve years
  • Families in traditional Ladakhi dress
  • Craft and food stalls

How to wish well

  • "Tashi Delek" is a warm greeting to use with Ladakhi friends.
  • Blessings for peace, health and good harvests suit the day.
  • Visitors should ask before taking photos of monks and dancers.

Questions about Hemis Festival

When is the Hemis Festival?

On the tenth day of the fifth Tibetan month, usually in June or early July. The date for each year is shown on this page.

Why is the Hemis Festival celebrated?

It honours the birth of Guru Padmasambhava, who is revered for bringing Buddhism to the Himalayan region.

What is the Cham dance?

It is a sacred masked dance performed by monks to music of horns and drums, showing the victory of good over evil.

Where is the Hemis Festival held?

At Hemis Monastery, about 45 kilometres from Leh in Ladakh.

How many days is the Hemis Festival?

The main celebration lasts two days.

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