Gorsam Kora festival

March 12, 2024

Gorsam Kora festival was celebrated recently in Tawang district Arunachal Pradesh.
The four-day annual event featured chanting of sacred mantras and carrying out of traditional Buddhist rituals at the Gorsam chorten by monks.
- Gorsam Chorten, a 93 feet tall Stupa, was built during 13th century AD by a local monk- Lama Pradhar.
Organised by the local Zemithang community, in collaboration with civil authorities and the Indian Army, the festival began with an invocation led by Thengtse Rinpoche, which was followed by prayers at the Khinzemane holy tree, which is believed to have been planted by the 14th Dalai Lama.
- Zemithang Valley holds historical significance as 14th Dalai Lama found refuge upon his escape from Tibet in 1959.
The festival attracts pilgrims and lamas from Bhutan, Tawang, and neighbouring regions.
This year the festival was celebrated with the theme ‘Zero waste festival’.