Gustor Festival

Gustor festival
Cham dance during Spituk Gustor 2018 in Spituk Monastery
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 11th month of the Tibetan lunar calendar every year
2023 date19–20 January
FrequencyAnnual

Gustor festival is celebrated in different monasteries of Ladakh. It is celebrated by various monasteries such as Thiksey, Spituk, Korzok and Karsha. The word Gustor དགུ་གཏོར / དགུ་སྟོར literally means 'Sacrifice of the 29th Day' in the Tibetan language.[1] The festival is celebrated for two days, with different kinds of rituals, ceremonies, music & Cham Dance.

  1. ^ India 2017 YEARBOOK (First ed.). McGraw Hill Education. 2017. ISBN 978-9352605682. Retrieved 12 May 2021.