Hemis festival to begin in India on July 14
The Hemis festival will be held between July 14 and July 15 at the Hemis Monastery in Ladakh. The festival honours Lord Padmasambhava, an 8th-century Buddhist master venerated as a 'second Buddha' in some places. The largest Thangka (Tibetan Buddhist painting on cotton) will be unfurled this year after twelve years, as 2016 is the Tibetan Year of the Monkey.