Nomadic Festival

The festival is organized by Ladakh Cultural Academy in collaboration with Ladakh Tourism Department, aims to bring the distinctive culture of Changthang region on the tourism map of Ladakh. Tourists had the opportunity to witness a nomad’s lifestyle in their own environment, keeping alive and promoting the nomadic lifestyle of Changthang.The people of the Changthang are nomadic pastoralists, they are known as 'Changpa', for 'northerners,' or 'Drokpa' for 'nomads' in Tibetan. Unlike many other nomadic groups, the Changpa are not under pressure from settled farmers as the vast majority of land they inhabit is too inhospitable for farming.