Price: $ Enjoy colourful Manirimdu festival with any Everest Trekking during Oct- Nov. Fixed by lunor calender

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The Mani Rimdu Festival is a colourful, enchanting ritual occasion that takes place in the most spectacular of settings. Performed by the monks of Chiwong and Tengboche monasteries, it depicts the victory of Buddhism over the ancient ‘Bon’ religion.Last  three days of the festival is very important gigantic   attended by the Sherpa people who often trek for many days to witness this important event.It consists of nine days of ceremonies and meditation (Drupchen). This is concluded by a special blessing ceremony given by Tengboche Rinpoche to the public and the world renowned Mask Dances performed by the monks at Tengboche Monastery.
 The following are the approximate dates of Mani Rimdu events this year based on the Tibetan lunar calendar.
23. Oct. 2011: Preparations including making the sand Mandala and Tormas (symbolic offerings made of
coloured butter and barley flour)
26. Oct. 2011: Drupchen ceremonies start and continue uninterrupted for 8 days.
2 Nov. 2011:  Monks practice dancing without masks
3 Nov. 2011: Giving the blessing to the general public (Wang)
4 Nov. 2011: Famous Mask Dances preformed by the monks in a special day long ceremony.
Afterwards the Sherpa community sing and dance the whole night long
5 Nov. 2011: Concluding Fire Puja
 Tengboche Mani Rimdu starts on the full moon of October, and the Chiwong Mani Rimdu on the full moon of November.
 We arrange organized pre –post trek packages for you to witness the sacred festival of Everest Khumbhu Region to add exceptional life time trekking experiences.
Please, contact usto keep up-to-date occasion date of the year which is set as per the Sherpa / Tibetan Lunar Calendar.
 The most likely dates in 2011 are 23rd October for the Blessing Ceremony and 24th October 2011 for the Mask Dances. To be confirmed in Feb. 2011.