Many offerings are made, prayer flags are hung, blessings are exchanged, and butter lamps are lit. The description of Losar above is compiled from Smithsonian Institution website. Please find links to ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has extended wishes to Tibetans on Losar, also known as the Tibetan New Year and expressed ...

They also tied colourful holy flags around this monastery and offered prayers here. According to the Tibetan lunar calendar this is the 'Wood Sanke' year 2152. Tibetans celebrate Losar for three ...

Losar is a time for the Monpas to refresh their spirits and renew their commitment to religious and cultural practices. It marks the end of the old year and the beginning of a new cycle, symbolising ...

according to Tibetan Government-in-Exile statement. The third day is known as Chokyong-Losar. Chokyong means the guardian deities. On this day, prayer flags are hoisted on the hills and around the ...

On the eve of Losar, or the Tibetan New Year, the people of Dingri county in the Xizang autonomous region have more than one reason to celebrate. While the start of a new year is associated with ...

Buddhist flags are put on a terrace where exiled Tibetan Buddhist monks conducted ritual prayers to usher in the Tibetan New Year or Losar at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharamshala, India ...

They also tied colourful holy flags around this monastery and offered prayers here. The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan).