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Mask Festivals of India: India is a country where people of many religions, caste and language live. Their food, costumes, traditions, history are completely different from each other. If you also want to see a unique culture, then come to see India’s famous mask festival. People here tell their folk art, tradition and history wearing many types of masks.
The Hemis festival of Ladakh is celebrated with great pomp in the Hemis Math. This festival is celebrated in early July. This year, this festival is being celebrated on 5 and 6 July. It is celebrated in honor of Padmasambhava, the Guru of Tibetan Buddhism. In this, people dance cham wearing colorful masks. It is believed that evil spirits are driven away from it. This month is best for visiting Ladakh because there is no monsoon here at this time. (Image-canva)
The Pang Lhbasol festival of Sikkim is very special. This festival is celebrated in honor of Kanchanjunga mountain. People consider it to be a patron deity. In this festival, Lhopa, Lepcha and Bhutia culture of Sikkim are seen on one platform. This festival is also a symbol of brotherhood. It dances by wearing colored masks. This festival is celebrated in Bhadrapada between August -September. (Image-canva)
The Bohada festival is celebrated in Thane and Nashik in Maharashtra. It is a traditional tribal mask festival in which people from Warli and Kokani tribal communities do traditional dances and sing folk songs by wearing masks of deities, demons and animals. The festival lasts for 3 days in May and in some places in October. (Image-canva)
Onam festival in Kerala is celebrated with great pomp every year. This year it will be celebrated from 26 August to 5 September. This is a festival related to the crop. During this time, Kummattikali folk dance is performed. Colorful masks are worn in this dance and artists praise folklore. Thrissur Kummattikali is famous for folk dance. Can be reached from Kochi here. (Image-canva)
The Dre festival of Arunachal Pradesh is celebrated in July which is based on agriculture. It is celebrated in Zero district. In this, unable to pray for good crops, famine and epidemic from the gods for safety. At the same time, the Monpa tribe Drauba festival celebrates every year in March. Lama wearing masks in it performs traditional dances with Buddhist mantras. (Image-canva)
The Chow Mask Festival of West Bengal is celebrated in Charida village of Purulia district. Here on the beat of Dhaka, people dance and dance like warriors and display mythology. This festival is more than 150 years old. It is celebrated on Ram Navami in March-April. (Image-canva)
