The three days long Torgya Festival celebrated by Monpa tribal of Arunachal Pradesh in January every year has begun on 30 January 2022 in Tawang Monastery.
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The three days long Torgya Festival celebrated by Monpa tribal of Arunachal Pradesh in January every year has begun on 30 January 2022 in Tawang Monastery. In the three-day festival, costumed dances are very popular and held in the courtyard of the monastery with the objective of removing evil spirits and usher all round prosperity and happiness to the people in the ensuing year. The popular dances performed with artists donning colorful costumes and masks are the Pha Chan and the Losjker Chungiye. The first day’s festival is called Torgya and involves worship of the image created specially for the occasion.
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