Gorsam Kora Festival
13-03-2024
12:08 PM
1 min read
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Overview:
The Gorsam Kora festival, symbolised the enduring friendship between India and Bhutan commenced on 7th March and concluded on 10th March this year.
About Gorsam Kora Festival
- It is held in Arunachal Pradesh’s Zeminthang Valley along the Nyanmjang Chu River.
- History
- This annual festival is held at Gorsam Chorten, a 93 feet tall Stupa, built during 13th century AD by a local monk- Lama Pradhar.
- This is also the place where the 14th Dalai Lama had his first rest after fleeing from Tibet in 1959.
- It features cultural performances and Buddhist rituals at the Gorsam Chorten, which is older than the Tawang Monastery.
- Many devotees including a large number of Bhutanese nationals visit during Gorsam Kora festival to celebrate the virtuous occasion during the last day of the first month of the Lunar calendar.
- It attracted pilgrims and Lamas from Bhutan, Tawang, and neighbouring regions, epitomising the spirit of camaraderie and cultural exchange.
- The festival featured a diverse array of events, including enthralling performances by local cultural troupes and by the Indian army bands, martial performances like Mallakhamb and Zanjh Pathaka.
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Mahayana Buddhism is the largest Buddhist sect in the world, and its beliefs and practices are what most non-adherents recognize as "Buddhism" in the modern era. It developed as a school of thought sometime after 383 BCE, possibly from the earlier school known as Mahasanghika, though that claim has been challenged.
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