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June 6, 2025 at 03:33 PM
🔆Saga Dawa
✅Saga Dawa, also known as the Triple Blessed Festival, is a significant Buddhist festival celebrated in Sikkim, India:
✅Celebrated on the full moon of the fourth month of the Tibetan calendar, which usually falls in late May or early June
✅Celebrates the birth, enlightenment, and nirvana of the Buddha
✅Features processions of monks carrying holy books and chanting, devotees carrying statues and portraits of the Buddha, and people gathering to touch their heads with holy scriptures
✅ Celebrated in Gangtok and other towns and villages in Sikkim
✅Importance: A sacred day for Buddhists worldwide, and a great opportunity to experience Buddhist culture
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