Lamayuru Yuru-Kabgyat-festival

phacops · May 25th, 2004, 21:18

Hi,

Ill visit the Hemis Tse-Chu-festival and am wondering wether its rewarding to visit the Lamayuru festival also.

Are these festivals quite different or is the course much the same?

phacops

rickshawwallah · May 26th, 2004, 17:27

Frankly, if I had to choose between the two, I'd go to the Yuru Kabgyat. You'll see little different (to the untrained eye) between the two festivals, and Lamayuru's much less of an (unintentional) circus.

phacops · May 26th, 2004, 19:02

Thats good to know!!
So I perhaps skip the Hemis festival or at least one day and may try the Kang Yatze.
Thanks!

phacops

Bopper · May 27th, 2004, 05:59

I am also planning to go to Yuru Kabgyat (Lamayuru). Just wondering what is the best--as in cheap and easy--way to get there. Also, what kind of accomodations are there in Lamayuru?

Thanks for the help,

Bopper

phacops · May 27th, 2004, 22:55

Bopper, u will hardly get a flight D - Leh. So go By train/bus.
Accomodation: I hope to find a room in a guesthouse.

Bopper · May 28th, 2004, 01:27

Phacops,

I got a flight from Chandigarh to Leh, but I was wondering how to get from Leh to Lamayuru. Is there a bus? What about jeeps?

Anyone ever been to Lamayuru? Will it be hard to find accomodations during the festival?

Bopper

vistet · May 28th, 2004, 02:05

Westward bound buses , towards, Kargil, pass the monastery. No idea how crowded it will get during this festival (stayed there two winter weeks once ... not crowded..) MountainGirl mentioned in a earlier post (All about Ladakh) that there is a monastery guest house now. Lots of other good info there.

There is a nice article and photos on the dance tradition at Lamayuru here

phacops · Jul 19th, 2004, 20:29

The Lamayuru Tse-Chu-festival is really worth visiting. Its not at all crowded (perhaps 500 - 700 visitors, compared tonearly 10,000 in Hemis!!

Accommodations during the festival are usually booked in advance and camping is advisable (I spread my sleeping bag on the roof of the former gompa hotel, so I enjoyed the luxury of a cold shower).

Most interesting for me has been the Choglomsar festival, which is not listed in any festival calendar. So ask your guesthouse owner for local festivals too.

phacops

May 25th, 2004, 21:18	#1
phacops Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 68	Lamayuru Yuru-Kabgyat-festival Hi, Ill visit the Hemis Tse-Chu-festival and am wondering wether its rewarding to visit the Lamayuru festival also. Are these festivals quite different or is the course much the same? phacops

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May 26th, 2004, 17:27	#2
rickshawwallah I know cheap and best! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: New York City, USA Posts: 204	Frankly, if I had to choose between the two, I'd go to the Yuru Kabgyat. You'll see little different (to the untrained eye) between the two festivals, and Lamayuru's much less of an (unintentional) circus.

May 26th, 2004, 19:02	#3
phacops Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 68	Thats good to know!! So I perhaps skip the Hemis festival or at least one day and may try the Kang Yatze. Thanks! phacops

May 27th, 2004, 05:59	#4
Bopper Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 7	I am also planning to go to Yuru Kabgyat (Lamayuru). Just wondering what is the best--as in cheap and easy--way to get there. Also, what kind of accomodations are there in Lamayuru? Thanks for the help, Bopper

May 27th, 2004, 22:55	#5
phacops Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 68	Bopper, u will hardly get a flight D - Leh. So go By train/bus. Accomodation: I hope to find a room in a guesthouse.

May 28th, 2004, 01:27	#6
Bopper Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 7	Phacops, I got a flight from Chandigarh to Leh, but I was wondering how to get from Leh to Lamayuru. Is there a bus? What about jeeps? Anyone ever been to Lamayuru? Will it be hard to find accomodations during the festival? Bopper

May 28th, 2004, 02:05	#7
vistet Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Umeå , Sweden Posts: 1,733	Westward bound buses , towards, Kargil, pass the monastery. No idea how crowded it will get during this festival (stayed there two winter weeks once ... not crowded..) MountainGirl mentioned in a earlier post (All about Ladakh) that there is a monastery guest house now. Lots of other good info there. There is a nice article and photos on the dance tradition at Lamayuru here

Jul 19th, 2004, 20:29	#8
phacops Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 68	The Lamayuru Tse-Chu-festival is really worth visiting. Its not at all crowded (perhaps 500 - 700 visitors, compared tonearly 10,000 in Hemis!! Accommodations during the festival are usually booked in advance and camping is advisable (I spread my sleeping bag on the roof of the former gompa hotel, so I enjoyed the luxury of a cold shower). Most interesting for me has been the Choglomsar festival, which is not listed in any festival calendar. So ask your guesthouse owner for local festivals too. phacops

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