KORZOK GUSTOR JULY 1st August to 2nd August 2022

Korzok Gustor Festival in Korzok Monastery is held on the month of July 1st and 2nd August. Many Chang-pa, the Tibetan plateau nomadic herdsmen are attracted to this festival. In Korzok Gustor festival, Lama dancers wear masks to represent the Dharmapalas. Dharmapalas are guardian divinities of the Buddhist pantheon.Celebrated with great fervour every year, the festivals of Ladakh are usually held in the courtyard of Buddhist monasteries. Monks wearing colourful robes and frightful masks perform cham (sacred mask dances). These cham represent the purification of mind and also the triumph of good over evil. The festivals are an important part of Ladakh's cultural life. People, young and old, from all parts of Ladakh attend these monastic festivals.Festivals are traditionally celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of religious figures (Buddha, Padmasambhava, etc.) and other significant dates in the Buddhist calendar.