Hwak Buddhist Festival in Samagoan, Mt. Manaslu Circuit Trek

Samagoan village lies north of Gorkha district on the lap of Mt. Manaslu mountain and on the way of Manaslu circuit hike. A biggest village in Nubri Valley stand 3600m above the sea level. The population of village about 700 according to last static 2012. The people are indo Tibetan and all of them are Tibetan Buddhism followers. They celebrate many of Buddhist festival during the year including some of Hindu Fest as well. A valley located just below form world 8 highest mountain Mt. Manaslu. From the village you can see sunrise of manaslu and very close distance of manaslu peak. Most of Manaslu Expedition and Trekking groups walk through the village and during the treks and expedition they spend at least 2 nights in this village because of altitude acclimatize.

Manaslu Hwak Festival in samagoan Village

Hwak Festival in Manaslu Circuit Trail, Samagoan village

Mask Dance Hwak festival in Sama Monastery Samagoan

Samagoan Village on Manaslu Circuit Trekking in Nepal

All of People from Samagoan, speak Well Tibetan and new generation people speak Nepali. There is a high school, small health post and some telephone center for the local people use. Many of Monasteries and Buddhist stuppas you can see without any doubt insight the village, along the walking trail and just behind the village higher place.

Sama is one of the famous, biggest and oldest monastery in this village where they found the name of Village. Sama means 'Name of Monastery and Goan means villages ' Together Samagoan. In the sama monastery they more then 67 monks and nuns living for prey and learning Buddhism in their own monks school. On the occasion of May month. The celebrate one of famous festival is called Hwak festival. The festival local people prey for Lama'a and give and donate some food or them as a good. In full moon many of lama and monks pray in monastery and make many kinds of mask dance during the festival with their local tradition dresses. Here you can find some of the image about this festival highlight picture, dresses, Samagoan Village view and Hwak Festival Short video Mask Dance form Samagoan Gompa.

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