Tibetans in exile celebrate Tibetan New Year, Losar in Dharamshala

The Tibetans in exile in Dharamshala on February 21 celebrated Losar, the Tibetan New Year.

Ministers and members of the Tibetan government in exile offered special prayers at the main Buddhist temple Tsuglagkhang here.

They welcomed the new ‘Water Hare year 2150’ and said goodbye to ‘Water Tiger year 2149,’ according to the Tibetan lunar calendar. Buddhist monks from Namgyal monastery led the prayer ceremony in Dharamshala this morning.

Nawang Jigmey, a monk from the monastery said: “This is the first day of the lunar Tibetan new year. So, we celebrate by doing the protractor prayers especially the Palden Lhamo, the main protector of the Tibetan government-in-exile and Tibetan government in general and especially the protector of the Dalai Lama.”