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Chosker Festival




Chosker is a religious festival performed during April-May by the Monpas of Arunachal Pradesh. On the occasion of the festival the villagers carry Budhist scriptures on their back in a procession under the guidance of a senior Lama. The procession goes round cultivated fields. It is intended to ensure better cultivation and protect the grains from insects and wild animals.


Updated on 8th October, 2014
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