LEH: The celebrations are in the air as Ladakh celebrates Losar Festival to mark the Ladakhi New Year.
The entire Ladakh is lit in lights are part of celebrations of the Losar Festival, with the lighting of prayer lamps, illumination of buildings, houses, religious places like monasteries, stupas, and other business establishments.
The Losar festivities continue for nine more days from the new year with the offering of prayers in the name of God and Goddess, dances and songs in honour of Ibex and the pilgrimage of Mount Kailash.
Losar Festival is also one of the major attractions for tourists in the winter season, as the festival is largely celebrated with several ritual performances and traditional events of songs and dances.
