In a fortunate turn of events, I was very lucky enough to witness one of India’s most vibrant and colorful festivals - the Matho Festival of Ladakh.
? Matho Festival celebrated in the Matho monastery of Ladakh, is a celebration of life.
✨ Held during the 15th day of the first month of the Tibetan calendar (the first week of March), the festival marks the beginning of goodwill and prosperity amongst the Buddhist community.
? During the celebration, the monks of the monasteries give a grand performance of mask dances that represent the faces of many gods and goddesses by adorning themselves with colorful and vibrant silk robes.
? The festival is very significant to the people and holds a lot of importance. Before the festival commences, two entire months are dedicated in order to perform meditations which are done in absolute isolation.
? The two supposed oracles come to the courtyard of the monastery and accompany the two masked dancers. These oracles are also believed to predict the future and the various upcoming events.
☀️ These oracles are held in high regard and are visited by people from all around the place to know their future predictions and also to know if anything bad would occur or accidents would happen, which is why this dance is such an important part of the festival.
? These oracles are said to come in contact with a spiritual trance after they conduct the two-month isolation in the monasteries. There is also a display of acrobatics In the courtyard where the performers jump from one balcony to another in addition to other acrobatics. These stunts are all performed as they are blindfolded.
?️ If you haven’t had a chance to be a part of this joyous festival, I urge you to plan your next festive trip to Ladakh and indulge in the festivities of Matho. I promise you won’t be disappointed.
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Do you or you want to travel solo?
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I’ve always kind of ignored travelling with people. Yeah I have travelled with a few friends but I just don’t do groups and all.
WHY? because the group takes away the experience of the place and also takes away the challenges I wanna face by myself.
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On the 3rd day of the walk, I walk long roads with locals experiencing life in their shoes and end the day with nature's beauty.
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September’21, I walked from Manali, Himachal Pradesh to Leh, Ladakh. Covering about 448 KMs.
While the world was still fighting the biggest crisis this generation has seen, COVID19. We learned how nature can thrive just on its own, which inspired me to go on a journey to set an example and inspire people for slow and responsible tourism and carbon & methane-free travel.
Come join me on this carbon & methane-free journey, where I walk 448KMs, slowly and responsibly exploring the adventures roads from Manali, Himachal Pradesh to Leh, Ladakh.
I recorded the journey on my GoPro Hero 8 and after a lot of effort from me and my team, here’s the adventure.
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Being the discomfort, adventure, & experience seeker I am, this time I travel to the Royal Land of Rajasthan's Capital Jaipur City to learn the BlockPrinting Art started back in the 12th century. To make a shirt for myself.
And to help me do that I have "Anuvas" a Jaipur-based textile firm owned by Vandana Tyagi, My friend Ishaan's Mom. In this process, I get to do the Block Printing, Cutting, Stitching, and Ironing to get the shirt finally ready all in just 8 hours.
If you're interested in learning more about sustainable fashion, then you need to watch this video!
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Lunch Break: 07:02 - 07:24
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