
Maun Mela fishing festival and traffic near twin bridges in Uttarakhand
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Maun Mela, a traditional community fishing festival held along the Aglar River in the Tehri Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India.
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The yearly festival of Enchey is celebrated on the the 18th to 19th day of the 12th month of the Tibetan calendar (January). The festival is marked by monk dance, Thamar Chaam, which though not as elaborate and grand as the one (Singhe Chham) performed every third year in the monastery, is nevertheless interesting. The monastery also celebrates the festival of Pang Lhabsol which marks the coming together of the Bhutias and the Lepchas. In close proximity of Gangtok, stands the Enchey monastery (3 km away from the town centre) on a hill top. The site on which the monastery stands is believed to be blessed by the famous tantric master Druptob Karpo. It is said that this revered tantric, who had flying prowess, flew to this site from Maenam Hill in south Sikkim and built a small hermitage. La
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