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TORGYA FESTIVAL
Torgya is an important monastic festival which is celebrated every year in the 11th Month of Lunar calendar which usually falls in January. the Torgya, made of Baley dough, is a pyramid shaped structure, the size of a real life normal man. which embodies all the evils, ends up in a fire. The major highlight of Torgya festival is presentation of monastic dances by monks for three day....
Torgya is an important monastic festival which is celebrated every year in the 11th Month of Lunar calendar which usually falls in January. the Torgya, made of Baley dough, is a pyramid shaped structure, the size of a real life normal man. which embodies all the evils, ends up in a fire. The major highlight of Torgya festival is presentation of monastic dances by monks for three days in the courtyard of the main temple. Monastic dances depict both real life and fictional incidences. There are different forms of monastic dance, such as Phagcham, Durdag, Lhamcham, Chamchin, Jhacham etc, usually performed by wearing wooden masks and decorative attires at the tune of drum and cymbals beats. Monastic dances are well choreographed and coordinated.
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Activities
Cham (ritual dances), a highly choreographed secret ritual dances are performed with the confines of a circle in the open air in the courtyard of the monastery by a selected group of monk dancers of the monastery for three days.
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Tawang Monastery Administration.
Secretary, Tawang Monastery
Tawang
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How to reach
The nearest airport is Lokpriya Gopinath Bordolai International Airport, Guwahati,
which is 446 KMs away.
The nearest convenient railway station is Tezpur Railway Station,
which is 333 KMs away.
The nearest major city is Guwahati,
which is 440KMs away.
