Kagyed or Kagyad is a

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held in parts of northern

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, particularly

Sikkim Sikkim (; ) is a state in Northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Province No. 1 of Nepal in the west and West Bengal in the south. Sikkim is also close to the Siligur ...

. The Kagyed dance is performed on the 28th and 29th day of the 10th month of the

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which usually falls in early December. Annually the festival is performed by the Pemayangtse monks at the shrine hall of

Tsuklakhang Palace Tsuklakhang Palace or Tsuklakhang Royal Chapel and Monastery is a Buddhist palatial monastery in Gangtok, Sikkim, India. The Royal Chapel of the Chogyals is the main centre for prayers with an assembly hall in the centre and large depository of ...

six days before Sikkimese new year, Loosong. The festival is associated with the

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, practiced not only at Tsuklakhang Palace but at most of the monasteries in Sikkim where earlier celebrations are held in mid-September in honor of Mount Khangchendzonga, and then finalized by the Kagyed in early December. Although the dance is very serious in nature, jesters perform in between to provide

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Tibetan Buddhist festivals Festivals in Sikkim Buddhist festivals in India {{Reli-festival-stub