Itinerary
DHA-HANU - THE MYSTERIOUS DROK-PA PEOPLE
Though officially Buddhist, the Dards of the Indus valley called Drok-pa have not been fully integrated into the mainstream of Ladakh’s society. They continue to follow their ancestral belief system, a quaint mix of animistic customs and shamanist rites, which allude to the existence of ancestor and nature worship. Popularly believed to be descendants of the wandering troops of Alexander of Macedonia, but rather immigrants from what is now Northern Pakistan, they are the remnants of a larger stock of a migratory Iranian Indo-Aryan people.
Among the many ancestral traditional still followed by the Drok-pa is the abhorrence of the cow and all things associated with it, a pre-Aryan tradition. It is counterbalanced by the reverence for the goat as a symbol of fertility and prosperity, even to the level of a cult animal, the most preferred sacrificial offering to the altars of their indigenous deities on many occasions. The most important festival is the great harvest festival called Bono-na, held alternately in Garkon and Dha village with a one year break in between.
Aryan Festival Dha-Hanu Ladakh Himalaya.
From 28th Aug To 29th 2020.
Aryan festival held 28th of Aug 2020 at Dha-Hanu village duration 2 days, Dha, Garkon, Darsik. The greatest attraction in these area are the village old dards communities are entirely populated by last remnants of Dards in the Ladakh, dards are considered as last race of Aryans confined to Indus valley, there language and cultural are very deferent than the Ladakhi people.
Day 1/ 25th Aug Arrival at Delhi
Transfer to Hotel O/n
Day 2- 26th Aug Delhi to Leh
Morning Transfer to domestic airport fly to Leh, arrival Leh transfer to Hotel. Full day rest for acclimatization O/N Hotel
Day 3, 27th Aug Leh to Dha village
After breakfast drive 160km along the Indus River lunch at Khaltse, and continue drive to Dha village O/N Guest house evening visit the village see their peroration for festival O/N Guest house.
Day 4- 28th Aug ( witness the Aryan festival of the Dards committees, dancing singing and many social activity’s all the day and nights ) O/N Guest House
Day 5- 29th Aug:- ( witness the great harvest festival of the Dards committees, dancing singing and many social activity’s all the day and nights ) O/N Guest House
Day 6- 30th Aug Arayn village tour.
Morning after breakfast visits other Dards villages, Beema, Garkon, Dartsik. After lunch visit festival O/N Huest House
Day 7- 1st Sep Dha to Alchi
After breakfast drive enroot visit Domkhar village, Skurbucha village, Achinathang village, in this villages you can see real old ladakhi traditional houses, people in traditional dress working in the field visit a small monastery in Skurbuchan, after visit Rizong Monastery O/N Alchi evening visit oldest monastery in Ladakh 10th 11th century monastery their are wonderful wall paintings preserved. O/N Guest House.
Day 8- 2nd Sep Alchi to Leh
After breakfast drive enroot visit Liker monastery Basgo monastery Phyng monastery O/N Hotel in Leh
Day 9 – 3rd Sep
Morning after breakfast transfer to airport and fly to Delhi/Arrival at Delhi 9;30 visit old Delhi full day sight seeing evening transfer to International airport on board with sweet memory of Aryan festival.
Tour End
