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 US' commitment to protecting the "universal, fundamental, and inalienable ...

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 ...

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 ...

Losar is the Tibetan New Year. It is celebrated on the first days of the first lunar month in the Tibetan calendar. Its traditions are unique to Tibet, and predate Chinese and Indian influence. The ...

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).