Pang Lhabsol honours Mount Khangchendzonga as Sikkim's guardian deity and the Lepcha-Bhutia blood brotherhood

Background

Pang-Lhabsol commemorates the consecration of Mount Khangchendzonga as the guardian deity of Sikkim. It falls on the 15th day of the 7th Tibetan month and features the Pangtoed warrior dance. It also commemorates the blood brotherhood sworn between the Lepchas and the Bhutias. Saga Dawa is the Triple Blessed Festival, on the full moon of the 4th Tibetan month, marking the Buddha's birth, enlightenment and nirvana. Losar is the Tibetan New Year in February, preceded by the Gutor Chaam at Rumtek monastery.