Dosmoche

Dosmoche/ Dosmochhey
Cham dance during Dosmoche festival 2018 in Leh Palace
Observed byBuddhists
TypeReligious festival
New year
Commemoration
Significancebeing celebrated for peace and prosperity in the coming Ladakhi new year
BeginsFebruary
EndsFebruary
Date28th and 29th day of the 12th month of the Tibetan lunar calendar every year
FrequencyAnnual

Dosmoche is a Buddhist festival celebrated in Ladakh, India. It is celebrated in Leh, Likir and Diskit monasteries.[1] It is the last festival of New Year Celebrations, the other one is Losar.[2] The two-day Dosmoche festival is a gazetted holiday for Leh district and Zanskar Sub Division. Dosmoche is also known as the "Festival of Scapegoat" and is one of Ladakh's most popular prayer festivals.[3] This festival is also celebrated to purify the town from evil spirits.

  1. ^ "Leh, Likir Dosmoche begins". Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Dosmoche Festival". Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Dosmoche: Festival of the Scapegoat". Ladakh-Leh.com. Retrieved 5 November 2021.