Calender of the Ladakh Festival 2000

 

Date

Day

Time

Events

Participant

Venue

September 1

Friday

1030 hours to 1300 hours

Procession of cultural troupes, monks, polo players in colourful traditional costumes from Lamdon School to polo ground via main bazaar and inauguration of the festival followed by cultural programmes

Cultural troupes and participants from different regions of Ladakh

Polo ground

 

 

1900 hours to 2130 hours

Music concerts

Artists from different region of Ladakh

Buddha Jayanti park

September 2

Saturday

0900 hours to 1600 hours

Traditional village archery and cultural show

Artists of Thiksay village

Thiksay village

 

 

1900 hours to 2130 hours

Music concert

Artists of CATS

Buddha Jayanti park

September 3

Sunday

0900 hours to 1100 hours

Chams (monastic dance)

Monks of Matho

Matho monastery

 

 

1300 hours to 1600 hours

Traditional village archery

Artists of Thiksay village

Thiksay village

 

 

1900 hours to 2130 hours

Ladakhi play

Artists of LTO

Buddha Jayanti park

September 4

Monday

0900 hours to 1600 hours

Traditional village archery and cultural show

Artists of Basgo village

Basgo village

 

 

1900 hours to 2130 hours

Tibetan music concert

Artists of SOS village

Buddha Jayanti park.

September 5

Tuesday

0900 hours to 1100 hours

Chams (monastic dance)

Ven. monks of Matho

Matho monastery

 

 

1300 hours to 1600 hours

Traditional village archery.

Artists of Basgo village

Basgo village

 

 

1900 hours to 2130 hours

New Year scene in the royal courtyard from Stok

Artists of Stok

Buddha Jayanti park

September 6

Wednesday

0900 hours to 1800 hours

Traditional village archery and cultural show

Artists of Leh

Leh village

 

 

1900 hours to 2130 hours

New Year scene from Chuchot

Artists of LASOL

Buddha Jayanti park

September 7

Thursday

0930 hours to 1130 hours

Chams (monastic dance)

Monks of Matho

Matho monastery

 

 

1400 hours to 1800 hours

2nd day of village archery

Artists of Leh

Leh village

 

 

1900 hours to 2130 hours

Tibetan musical concert

Artists of SOS village

Buddha Jayanti park,

September 8

Friday

0900 hours to 1800 hours

Nubra Festival

Artists from different places of Nubra

Diskit Nubra

 

 

1900 hours to 2130 hours

Mock marriage

Artists of CATS

Buddha Jayanti park

September 9

Saturday

1400 hours to 1800 hours

2nd day of Nubra festival

Artists from different places of Nubra

Diskit Nubra

 

 

1500 hours to 1630 hours

Inauguration of Ladakh

Festival polo tournament.

Polo team

Polo ground

 

 

1900 hours to 2130 hours

Ladakhi play

Artists of LTO

Buddha Jayanti park

September 10

Sunday

0900 hours to 1600 hours

Sham festival

Artists from different places of Sham

Skurbuchan

 

 

1600 hours to 1730 hours

Polo match

Polo team

Polo ground

 

 

1900 hours to 2130 hours

Costume show

Artists of LASOL

Buddha Jyanti park

September 11

Monday

1300 hours to 1600 hours

2nd day of Sham festival

Artists from different places of Sham

Skurbuchan

 

 

1600 hours to 2130 hours

Polo match

Polo Team

Polo ground

 

 

1900 hours to 2130 hours

Poem symposium and variety programmes

Selected artists

Buddha Jayanti park

September 12

Tuesday

2100 hours to 1600 hours

Changthang festival

Artists from different places of Changthang

Tangtse-Durbuk

 

 

1600 hours to 1730 hours

Polo match

Polo team

Polo ground

 

 

1900 hours to 2130 hours

Musical concert

Artists of Choglamsar

Buddha Jayanti park

September 13

Wednesday

1300 hours to 1600 hours

2nd day of Changthang festival

Artists from different places of Changthang

Tangtse-Durbuk

 

 

1600 hours to 1740 hours

Polo match

Polo team

Polo ground

 

 

1900 hours to 2130 hours

New Year scene in the royal courtyard at Stok

Artists of Stok

Buddha Jayanti park

September 14

Thursday

0930 hours to 1130 hours

Chams (monastic dance)

Monks of Matho

Matho monastery

 

 

1600 hours to 1730 hours

Polo match

Polo team

Polo ground

 

 

1900 hours to 2130 hours

Different cultural programmes

Selected artists

Buddha Jayanti park

September 15

Friday

1400 hours

Valedictory and prize distribution function with cultural programmes.

Selected artists

Polo ground