Ladakh [India], June 25 (ANI): Bringing the colorful shades in the barren, the legendary Hemis festival began on Monday in Ladakh, to commemorate the birth anniversary of Guru Padmasambhava, the eight centuries Indian Guru revered for spreading Tantrayana Buddhism throughout the entire Himalayas.

The festival started with the sweet musical sound and chanting of prayers, while the fragrance of burning incenses spread in the entire valley.

The main attraction of the festival was the colourful mask dance by monks of the monastery, wearing their best robes with different gestures of hands and legs.

Thousands of spectators joined the religious festivity at the Ladakh's biggest Monastery to witness the spectacular mask dances performed by the monks with the rhythmic beat of a religious musical instrument while chanting prayers to bring peace, prosperity, and harmony in the society.

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