"Sakya Monastery"

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14 January 2026

Nepalese Buddhist devotees take part in a procession carrying painted idols of Lord Buddha during the Samyak Mahadan festival in Patan, Nepal, on January 14, 2026. The two-day-long Samyak Mahadan is a traditional alms-giving festival in which Dipankara Buddha idols are brought from various monasteries and temples for worship, prayers for world peace, and human welfare. This year's Samyak marks the 100th anniversary of the tradition observed by the family of Bagh Narsingh Shakya (Lama Aju) of Nha Bahi Nyakhachok, Patan, originally begun in Nepal Sambat 1046 and reaching its centenary in Nepal Sambat 1146.

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14 January 2026

Nepalese Buddhist devotees take part in a procession carrying painted idols of Lord Buddha during the Samyak Mahadan festival in Patan, Nepal, on January 14, 2026. The two-day-long Samyak Mahadan is a traditional alms-giving festival in which Dipankara Buddha idols are brought from various monasteries and temples for worship, prayers for world peace, and human welfare. This year's Samyak marks the 100th anniversary of the tradition observed by the family of Bagh Narsingh Shakya (Lama Aju) of Nha Bahi Nyakhachok, Patan, originally begun in Nepal Sambat 1046 and reaching its centenary in Nepal Sambat 1146.

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14 January 2026

Nepalese Buddhist devotees take part in a procession carrying painted idols of Lord Buddha during the Samyak Mahadan festival in Patan, Nepal, on January 14, 2026. The two-day-long Samyak Mahadan is a traditional alms-giving festival in which Dipankara Buddha idols are brought from various monasteries and temples for worship, prayers for world peace, and human welfare. This year's Samyak marks the 100th anniversary of the tradition observed by the family of Bagh Narsingh Shakya (Lama Aju) of Nha Bahi Nyakhachok, Patan, originally begun in Nepal Sambat 1046 and reaching its centenary in Nepal Sambat 1146.

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14 January 2026

Nepalese Buddhist devotees take part in a procession carrying painted idols of Lord Buddha during the Samyak Mahadan festival in Patan, Nepal, on January 14, 2026. The two-day-long Samyak Mahadan is a traditional alms-giving festival in which Dipankara Buddha idols are brought from various monasteries and temples for worship, prayers for world peace, and human welfare. This year's Samyak marks the 100th anniversary of the tradition observed by the family of Bagh Narsingh Shakya (Lama Aju) of Nha Bahi Nyakhachok, Patan, originally begun in Nepal Sambat 1046 and reaching its centenary in Nepal Sambat 1146.

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14 January 2026

Nepalese Buddhist devotees take part in a procession carrying painted idols of Lord Buddha during the Samyak Mahadan festival in Patan, Nepal, on January 14, 2026. The two-day-long Samyak Mahadan is a traditional alms-giving festival in which Dipankara Buddha idols are brought from various monasteries and temples for worship, prayers for world peace, and human welfare. This year's Samyak marks the 100th anniversary of the tradition observed by the family of Bagh Narsingh Shakya (Lama Aju) of Nha Bahi Nyakhachok, Patan, originally begun in Nepal Sambat 1046 and reaching its centenary in Nepal Sambat 1146.

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14 January 2026

Nepalese Buddhist devotees take part in a procession carrying painted idols of Lord Buddha during the Samyak Mahadan festival in Patan, Nepal, on January 14, 2026. The two-day-long Samyak Mahadan is a traditional alms-giving festival in which Dipankara Buddha idols are brought from various monasteries and temples for worship, prayers for world peace, and human welfare. This year's Samyak marks the 100th anniversary of the tradition observed by the family of Bagh Narsingh Shakya (Lama Aju) of Nha Bahi Nyakhachok, Patan, originally begun in Nepal Sambat 1046 and reaching its centenary in Nepal Sambat 1146.

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#13195046

14 January 2026

Nepalese Buddhist devotees take part in a procession carrying painted idols of Lord Buddha during the Samyak Mahadan festival in Patan, Nepal, on January 14, 2026. The two-day-long Samyak Mahadan is a traditional alms-giving festival in which Dipankara Buddha idols are brought from various monasteries and temples for worship, prayers for world peace, and human welfare. This year's Samyak marks the 100th anniversary of the tradition observed by the family of Bagh Narsingh Shakya (Lama Aju) of Nha Bahi Nyakhachok, Patan, originally begun in Nepal Sambat 1046 and reaching its centenary in Nepal Sambat 1146.

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14 January 2026

Nepalese Buddhist devotees take part in a procession carrying painted idols of Lord Buddha during the Samyak Mahadan festival in Patan, Nepal, on January 14, 2026. The two-day-long Samyak Mahadan is a traditional alms-giving festival in which Dipankara Buddha idols are brought from various monasteries and temples for worship, prayers for world peace, and human welfare. This year's Samyak marks the 100th anniversary of the tradition observed by the family of Bagh Narsingh Shakya (Lama Aju) of Nha Bahi Nyakhachok, Patan, originally begun in Nepal Sambat 1046 and reaching its centenary in Nepal Sambat 1146.

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14 January 2026

Nepalese Buddhist devotees take part in a procession carrying painted idols of Lord Buddha during the Samyak Mahadan festival in Patan, Nepal, on January 14, 2026. The two-day-long Samyak Mahadan is a traditional alms-giving festival in which Dipankara Buddha idols are brought from various monasteries and temples for worship, prayers for world peace, and human welfare. This year's Samyak marks the 100th anniversary of the tradition observed by the family of Bagh Narsingh Shakya (Lama Aju) of Nha Bahi Nyakhachok, Patan, originally begun in Nepal Sambat 1046 and reaching its centenary in Nepal Sambat 1146.

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#13195049

14 January 2026

Former living goddess Kumari of Patan, Chanira Bajracharya, plays the flute as Nepalese Buddhist devotees take part in a procession carrying painted idols of Lord Buddha during the Samyak Mahadan festival in Patan, Nepal, on January 14, 2026. The two-day-long Samyak Mahadan is a traditional alms-giving festival in which Dipankara Buddha idols are brought from various monasteries and temples for worship, offering prayers for world peace and human welfare. This year's Samyak marks the 100th anniversary of the tradition observed by the family of Bagh Narsingh Shakya (Lama Aju) of Nha Bahi Nyakhachok, Patan, originally begun in Nepal Sambat 1046 and reaching its centenary in Nepal Sambat 1146.

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14 January 2026

Nepalese Buddhist devotees take part in a procession carrying painted idols of Lord Buddha during the Samyak Mahadan festival in Patan, Nepal, on January 14, 2026. The two-day-long Samyak Mahadan is a traditional alms-giving festival in which Dipankara Buddha idols are brought from various monasteries and temples for worship, prayers for world peace, and human welfare. This year's Samyak marks the 100th anniversary of the tradition observed by the family of Bagh Narsingh Shakya (Lama Aju) of Nha Bahi Nyakhachok, Patan, originally begun in Nepal Sambat 1046 and reaching its centenary in Nepal Sambat 1146.

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#9763624

18 March 2023

Students from Widiatmika School in Jimbaran, Bali held the annual Kirab Budaya event, by parading giant ogoh-ogoh dolls around the area near the school on Saturday, March 18, 2022. This traditional cultural parade is held every year to welcome Nyepi Day, a day of silence and self-reflection in Balinese Hinduism. The parade featured stunningly crafted monsters, which symbolize the demons that are cleansed from the island during Nyepi Day, and it was a colorful display of Balinese culture and customs.

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18 March 2023

Students from Widiatmika School in Jimbaran, Bali held the annual Kirab Budaya event, by parading giant ogoh-ogoh dolls around the area near the school on Saturday, March 18, 2022. This traditional cultural parade is held every year to welcome Nyepi Day, a day of silence and self-reflection in Balinese Hinduism. The parade featured stunningly crafted monsters, which symbolize the demons that are cleansed from the island during Nyepi Day, and it was a colorful display of Balinese culture and customs.

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#6909154

27 July 2021

The Statue of Unity located at Kabi Longstok, Sikkim, India, on November 06, 2012. The Statue of Unity is dedicated to the history of the swearing-in of the oath of blood brotherhood between the Lepcha chief Thekong Tek accompanied by his consort Nyokung Ngal and Khye (Ghed) Bumsa from Kham Minyak in the 13th century A.D. at Kabi Longtsok in North Sikkim lying about 20 KM away from Gangtok. The prince from Kham Minyak had preformed a miraculous feat of raising the main pillar of Sakya Monastery in Tibet single handedly which otherwise would have been possible with only 100,000 men. This occasion is believed to have direct connection with the mystic prophecy pertaining to Sikkim of Mahaguru Padmasambhava or Guru Rinpoche who it the patron saint of Sikkim (Beyul Dremojong or ne Mayalyang) and the history of the Namgyal Dynasty starting from the first coronation at Yuksam.

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27 July 2021

The Statue of Unity located at Kabi Longstok, Sikkim, India, on November 06, 2012. The Statue of Unity is dedicated to the history of the swearing-in of the oath of blood brotherhood between the Lepcha chief Thekong Tek accompanied by his consort Nyokung Ngal and Khye (Ghed) Bumsa from Kham Minyak in the 13th century A.D. at Kabi Longtsok in North Sikkim lying about 20 KM away from Gangtok. The prince from Kham Minyak had preformed a miraculous feat of raising the main pillar of Sakya Monastery in Tibet single handedly which otherwise would have been possible with only 100,000 men. This occasion is believed to have direct connection with the mystic prophecy pertaining to Sikkim of Mahaguru Padmasambhava or Guru Rinpoche who it the patron saint of Sikkim (Beyul Dremojong or ne Mayalyang) and the history of the Namgyal Dynasty starting from the first coronation at Yuksam.

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#6909162

27 July 2021

Holy unity blood stone at Kabi Longstok, Sikkim, India, on November 06, 2012. Kabi Longstok is the site of the swearing of the oath of blood brotherhood between the Lepcha chief Thekong Tek accompanied by his consort Nyokung Ngal and Khye (Ghed) Bumsa from Kham Minyak in the 13th century AD at Kabi Longtsok in North Sikkim. A treaty of blood brotherhood was sworn-in in a traditional manner between Thekong Tek and Khye (Ghed) Bumsa at Drak Tsendar with the erection of a symbolic stone smeared with blood. This erection of the stone pillar (Long Tsok in Lepcha) smeared with blood led to the appellation of the place as Kabi Longstok. Kabi Longstok is a historically significant site as well as a holy site and ceremonial site for the Lepcha tribal people of Sikkim.

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