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Losar Festival
News: The Losar is the name of the Tibetan New Year.
Buddhists in Tibet use the lunisolar calendar.
Losar is a holiday commemorating the first day of the Luni Solar calendar.
The same event is observed by Buddhists in Nepal under the name of Lhochhar, eight weeks before Tibetan Losar.
Indian states observe Losar in a variety of ways.
The celebration was recently observed by the Tibetan community in Dharamshala.
Before the festival began, Tibetan community members prayed at the Buddhist temple in Happy Valley.
