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Korzok Gustor
Korzok monastery is located on the shore of the lake Tso Moriri at an altitude of 4,530m in Changthang region. Korzok village belongs to the Changpa nomads of the Changthang plateau that soars above the rest of India in the eastern part of Ladakh. Korzok Gustor attracts nomads from different parts of Changthang. They visit the fair to gain merits and blessings through prayers. Akin to every Gustor....
Korzok monastery is located on the shore of the lake Tso Moriri at an altitude of 4,530m in Changthang region. Korzok village belongs to the Changpa nomads of the Changthang plateau that soars above the rest of India in the eastern part of Ladakh. Korzok Gustor attracts nomads from different parts of Changthang. They visit the fair to gain merits and blessings through prayers. Akin to every Gustor celebration, Black Hat dance is performed to mark the killing of Lang Dharma, an apostate king by a Buddhist monk. The festival takes place on 3rd and 4th days of the sixth month of the Tibetan calendar. To know more about the traditional pastoralist lifestyle of nomads, this is the festival to attend.
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Korzok Gustor attracts nomads from different parts of Changthang.
They visit the fair to gain merits and blessings through prayers.
Akin to every Gustor celebration, Black Hat dance is performed to mark the killing of Lang Dharma, an apostate king by a Buddhist monk.
The festival takes place on 3rd and 4th days of the sixth month of the Tibetan calendar.
To know more about the traditional pastoralist lifestyle of nomads, this is the festival to attend.
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Korzok Monastery
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Korzok Monastery, Korzok
0198252297
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How to reach
The nearest airport is Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport,
which is 211 KMs away.
The nearest convenient railway station is Jammu Tawi,
which is 999 KMs away.
The nearest major city is Leh,
which is 211KMs away.