2022 Tiji festival in the Lo-Manthang

22 May, 2022 Himalaya Thunder Treks

TIJI is one of the time and festivals that should not be missed. Tiji festival will be celebrated on 27th, 28th and 29th May 2022 in Lo-Manthang of Upper Mustang. To make this trip, you can make sure by contacting us from your own home. If you arrange this trip 3 months in advance, it will be easier to arrange a Lo-Manthang settlement. Because the festival time is very crowded. The  festival ispopular with tour groups so expect accommodation and camping spots tobe tight at this time. 

This festival is a celebration of defeating the monster and giving continuity. Colorful Buddhist flags are flown at this festival. The funniest lama dance enhances the festivities. From village to village, monster idols are made and burnt by lamas. The monster idol is made from wheat flour and butter and yak wool.It is said that this festival is also celebrated to ensure that the child does not get any disease from the monster and that farming is good.

This festival is organized by people from many countries who come to Mustang on a special journey. For the past 25 years, the guides of Himalaya Thunder Treks have been providing good service to Tiji Parb through their experienced work. 

Mustang is very popular destination of Nepal which is known as the place of god and it is clearly seen through various ancient monuments. It is believed that this holy land used to have many god and goddess, where many remaining of many natural holy places which still believed to the creation of god in the past. Once people at Mustang feel like they are in Tibet, live culture, all the rituals and activities of Tibetan Buddhism, many natural and man made cave, stunning red, white, gray & orange cliffs in artistic design, these becomes attraction of Upper Mustang. Mustang has been opened to the foreigners recently. Mustang is regarded as the forbidden kingdom.

There are big Monasteries in each and every village still practicing daily rituals which monastery either private or community base mostly they follow Shakyapa, Gelupkpa and Ningmapa sect of Tinetan Buddhism. Great Lamas keep coming to teach and do the rituals like sand Mandala worshiping, Mahankala puja etc. Three guardian deity protected land Mustang where so many ruined chortens, different paintings, ancient script and daily life style of Lobas people.

Many Stunning red, white, Orange cliffs and hills, highly secret Monastery, Chortens, Ancient natural man made Cave, different painting and Kingship of Mustangi King, still in great honor. Willow and popular trees, Apple orchid are commonly cultivated in most of the village of Upper Mustang. They grow Potatoes, Barley and buckwheat. They have also assimilated animal husbandry like sheep, goat, yak and Mustang Horse. The great massif of Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, Manaslu, visible in southern skyline in the first part of trek in one hand and another hand many artistic cliffs in different color which gives great feeling in the mind when they are at Mustang.

Himalaya Thunder Treks family always take care about safe and memorable, enjoyable journey of Upper Mustang. Where we always send the great team highly experienced and qualified so they could give the best service. After that they will be non paid ambassador of our country and Himalaya Thunder Treks.