Plan A Trip

Share

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Whatsapp
SEE PACKAGES
Plan a Trip

Saga Dawa

23 May 2024

Start Date
23 May 2024

End Date
124

Things to do

5

Visiter ratings
nov, may, mar

Best time to visit
Plan a Trip
enquire now

About Saga Dawa

One of the most famous and biggest festivals of Sikkim, Saga Dawa is celebrated with great enthusiasm and fervour every year. The festival is the most significant and sacred for the followers of Mahayana Buddhism who on this auspicious occasion commemorate Lord Buddha’s birth, his attainment of enlightenment and salvation from this corporeal world. For all travellers and cultural aficionados seeking a sneak-peek into vibrant Buddhist culture, undoubtedly, Saga Dawa provides for a perfect platform offering a visual treat of ious religious ceremonies and street processions.

The magnificent carnival of Saga Dawa is held every year on the full moon of the 4th month of Buddhist lunar calendar, which according to English calendar falls during end of May and early June timeframe. Several religious rituals, including reading of holy scriptures called “Kajur Texts” and lighting of butter lamps take place during the entire month. Devotees fruits in future.gather in great numbers on the streets of Gangtok on the day of final procession to receive blessings and pay their gratitude to the lord. Giving alms and donations is also quite common as these acts of benevolence done during this holy month are said to bear ri

Family Holidays
Culture
enquire now

Sikkim Travel Guide

₹5,050

Price Starts
61

Review Count
580

Rating Count
30320

Visited
92

Agents

Sikkim Tour Packages

Sikkim Tour Packages

Similar Events in

Kilifi New Year
Kilifi, Kilifi County, Kenya

Kilifi New Year

Start Date 01 Jan 2025
1 Days
Enquire Now
Panafest
Ghana

Panafest

Start Date 11 Aug 2024
1 Days
Enquire Now
Fantasy Fest
Key West, Florida, United States Of America

Fantasy Fest

Start Date 20 Oct 2023
1 Days
Enquire Now

Trip Ideas of

Delectable Sikkimese Dishes For Food Lovers
 
Delectable Sikkimese Dishes For Food Lovers

Enquire Now
Top 5 Offbeat Village Tourism Destination In Sikkim Near Pelling, Namchi
 
Top 5 Offbeat Village Tourism Destination In Sikkim Near Pelling, Namchi

Enquire Now
Sikkim In Winter- Visit North East Indias Winter Paradise
 
Sikkim In Winter- Visit North East Indias Winter Paradise

Enquire Now
Top 5 Must Visit Destinations In Sikkim
 
Top 5 Must Visit Destinations In Sikkim

Enquire Now
17 Unexplored Places In India That You Must Visit
 
17 Unexplored Places In India That You Must Visit

Enquire Now
Unesco World Heritage Sites In India 2016
 
Unesco World Heritage Sites In India 2016

Enquire Now
25 Special Sweets From 25 States In India
 
25 Special Sweets From 25 States In India

Enquire Now
Best Summer Vacations Snow Destinations In India
 
Best Summer Vacations Snow Destinations In India

Enquire Now
Buddhist Pilgrimage Sites In India
 
Buddhist Pilgrimage Sites In India

Enquire Now
10 Best Places To See In India Before You Turn 25
 
10 Best Places To See In India Before You Turn 25

Enquire Now

75,000+

TRAVEL AGENTS

1,00,00,000+

HAPPY TRAVELERS

10,000+

PLACES SERVED
Travel Packages: » Manali Packages » Varanasi Packages » Goa Packages » Shimla Packages » Kashmir Packages » Kullu Packages » Darjeeling Packages » Kerala Packages » Gangtok Packages » Munnar Packages » Kanyakumari Packages » Gulmarg Packages » Ooty Packages » Jammu Packages » Thekkady Packages » Meghalaya Packages » Auli Packages » Mahabaleshwar Packages » Delhi Packages » Chopta Packages
Latest destinations: » Kerala » Udaipur » Chopta » Rishikesh » Kausani » Coorg » Sundarban » Aurangabad » Darjeeling » Kashmir » Anandwan » Haridwar » Jammu » Gulmarg » Puri » Shimla » Varanasi » Shillong » Auli » Goa » Ratnagiri » Delhi » Varkala » Mahabaleshwar » Hyderabad » Ooty » Kullu » Mayapur » Gangtok » Manikaran
Latest activities: » Yelagiri Forest Hill » Rana Mahal Ghat » Baba Balak Nath Temple » Ho Ho Bus tour of Delhi » Flying Fox at Rishikesh » Champaran » Craignano » Shree Parshwa Susheel Dham Swetamber Jain Temple » Fancy Bazar in Guwahati » Ride of Delhi Eye at Kalindi Kunj, Delhi » The Ganges » Kaal Bhairav Mandir » Roll to the beats of Delhi Drum Circle (DDC) » Ramnagar Fort » Shopping in Kumbakonam » Night Trek with Water Sports in Kunti Betta, Bangalore » Trek to Harishchandragad » Kuruva Island » Shimla Toy Train Ride » Private cooking class in an Indian home » Edupayala Vana Durga Bhavani Temple » Get ready for Sahastradhara visit in Dehradun, Uttarakhand » Light & Sound Show at Old Fort, Delhi » Hill Station » Dumas Beach » Shri Shantadurga Temple » Victoria Memorial » Rafting in Rishikesh » Jwala Devi Temple » Arnala Beach
© Copyright All Rights Reserved
calendar-event-busy