Ladakh's most popular festivals.
Tak-Thok Tse-Chu is an important festival which is held in the month of July and August and draws a large number of tourists and the local people. It is generally celebrated on the 10th day of the Lunar Tibetan Calendar. The Tsechu Festivals are celebrated by chham dances where both the monks and the local people dance. The dances depict different aspects of the wrathful and compassionate deities and a variety of animals.
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