<br/>In Jammu and Kashmir , the famous two-day Hemis Tses-Chu festival at Leh district of Ladakh region has started on Monday at Hemis Monastery. The festival is being celebrated to mark the occasion of birth anniversary of Guru Padma Sambava. <br/> <br/>AIR Leh Correspondent reports, Buddhist monks perform sacred mask dances of eight manifestation of Guru Padma Sambava on the occasion of Hemis Tses-Chu Festival. It has earned famed among tourists all over the world for its traditional sacred mask dances and part of Indian Himalayan Buddhists Culture. <br/> <br/>On the first day on Monday, thousands of tourists, both foreigners and domestic have been seen at the Hemis Monastery to witness the famous Buddhist monastic festival.<br/>
News On AIR | June 21, 2010 1:43 PM
Hemis Tses-Chu festival in Ladakh begins