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Nighttime lamp offering at Ganden Monastery during the Tibetan Festival of Lights; a row of butter lamps in the foreground, with a monk lighting a lamp beside the monastery wall

Tibet Butter Lamp Festival 2026: Date, Origins & Winter Lamp-Lighting Route

The Tibetan Festival of the Lamp, known in Tibetan as “Ganden Ngöch,” is a Gelugpa festival commemorating the passing of Master Tsongkhapa. It is observed on the 25th day of the tenth month of the Tibetan calendar; in 2026, it falls in December […]