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Hemis Monastery is a Himalayan Buddhist monastery of the Drukpa Lineage, in Hemis on the bank of the Indus River, Ladakh, India. Situated 45 km from Leh, it was re-established in 1672 by the Ladakhi king Sengge Namgyal. The annual Hemis festival honouring Padmasambhava is held there in early June.
Naropa Festival: The Kumbh of the Himalayas is held as 12-year event in Hemis, Ladakh, India, at the biggest Buddhist monastery in Ladakh in honour of Buddhist Scholar Saint Naropa and millions of Buddhist monks from across the world assemble in Ladakh for a month.
Hemis National Park: Inhabited by a number of snow leopards, Hemis National Park is located at an elevation of around 3000 – 6000 m and is spread across more than 4000 km 2. Apart from being a home to many rare and endangered species of flora and fauna, this National Park is the second-largest protected area after Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve .
Hemis Festival - Hemis Monastery has an annual festival named after it. [23] Losar - Losar, also known as Tibetan New Year, is a festival in Tibetan Buddhism. [24] Phyang Tsedup Festival - This festival is celebrated every fifth month of the Tibetan lunar calendar. [25]
Hemis National Park is a high-elevation national park in Hemis in Leh district of Ladakh, India. It is approx. 50 km from Leh ,One of the capital of Ladakh ( Leh , Kargil ). Globally famous for its snow leopards , it is believed to have the highest density of them in any protected area in the world. [ 1 ]
ladakh.nic.in Ladakh ( / l ə ˈ d ɑː k / ) [ 10 ] is a region administered by India as a union territory [ 1 ] and constitutes an eastern portion of the larger Kashmir region that has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and India and China since 1959. [ 2 ]
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC; ISO: Saṁgha Loka Sevā Āyoga) is a constitutional body tasked with recruiting officers for All India Services and the Central Civil Services (Group A and B) through various standardized examinations. [1] In 2023, 1.3 million applicants competed for just 1,255 positions. [2]
HemisFair '68 was the official 1968 World's Fair (or International Exposition) held in San Antonio, Texas, from April 6 through October 6, 1968.Local businessman and civic leader, Jerome K. Harris Sr., [1] coined the name HemisFair and conceived the idea for the fair, hoping it would unite all the cultures that comprise San Antonio and solidify the city's reputation as a cultural and historic ...