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Q: Hemis, the two–day religious festival is from which part of India?
  • A. Assam
  • B. Ladakh
  • C. Himachal Pradesh
  • D. Goa
Correct Answer: Option B - Hemis Monastery is a Himalayan Buddhist Monastery (Gompa) of the Drukpa Lineage in Hemis Ladakh, India. The annual Hemis festival honouring Padmasambhava is held there in early June for the commemoration of birth of Guru Padmasambhava, the founder of Tantric Buddhism in Tibet. The monks get dressed in Vibrant brocade robes and wear colourful facial masks for performing a sacred dance drama of his life and its mission.
B. Hemis Monastery is a Himalayan Buddhist Monastery (Gompa) of the Drukpa Lineage in Hemis Ladakh, India. The annual Hemis festival honouring Padmasambhava is held there in early June for the commemoration of birth of Guru Padmasambhava, the founder of Tantric Buddhism in Tibet. The monks get dressed in Vibrant brocade robes and wear colourful facial masks for performing a sacred dance drama of his life and its mission.

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Hemis Monastery is a Himalayan Buddhist Monastery (Gompa) of the Drukpa Lineage in Hemis Ladakh, India. The annual Hemis festival honouring Padmasambhava is held there in early June for the commemoration of birth of Guru Padmasambhava, the founder of Tantric Buddhism in Tibet. The monks get dressed in Vibrant brocade robes and wear colourful facial masks for performing a sacred dance drama of his life and its mission.