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Rinpoche, Guru
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gathering
Festival in Bhutan 2015. Tshechu means festival (“tenth
day”) is Bhutanese festivals held every year in various temples monasteries and
dzongs across the country. The Tshechu is mainly a religious event celebrated on
tenth day of a month of lunar calendar corresponding to the birth day of Guru
Rinpoche (Guru Padmasambhava), known as second Buddha. The festival depends
place to place and temple to temple, according to Bhutanses calendar. Tshechus
are large social gatherings where people from various villages come together to
witness the religious mask dances which are based on incidents from as long as
8th century from the life of Guru Padmasambhava. All people wear colorful dress
and come with picnic lunch. There are lots of other entertainments. People come
to receive blessings from lamas. More details visit: www.bhutantreksandtours.com
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