Year of the Wood-Snake 2025-2026
Important Dates & Ceremonies
| 28 February | Losar – Tibetan New Year of the Wood-Snake |
| 02 March | Anniversary of Parinirvana of His Holiness Kyabje Mindrolling Trichen |
| 08 March | Commencement of 7-day Thugje Chenpo Drubchen marking the Parinirvana of Kyabje Mindrolling Trichen |
| 14 March | Chotrul Düchen – Occasion of Great Miracles |
| 23 March | Commencement of ten day Kagyed Drubchen |
| 31 March | Anniversary of Terdag Lingpa |
| 07 April | The Great Tse Chu Ceremony and Ritual Dances |
| 30 May | Commencement of 7-day Vajrasattva Drubchö |
| 03 June | Newly admitted monks join the monastery |
| 11 June | Saga Dawa – Day of Buddha Shakyamuni’s Enlightenment and Mahaparinirvana |
| 24 June | Anniversary of Jamgön Mipham Rinpoche |
| 25 June | Anniversary of Khenchen Ngawang Khyentse Norbu |
| 03 July | Commencement of 3-day Tel-da Tse Chu Ceremony |
| 06 July | Birthday of H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama |
| 10 July | Dzam Ling Chi Sang – Universal Prayer Day |
| 28 July | Celebration of the Buddha’s First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma |
| 09 August | Commencement of the 45-day Yarne Retreat |
| 15 August | Independence Day of India |
| 02 September | Tibet Democracy Day |
| 16 September | Commencement of 3-day Drubchö of the Dharmapalas |
| 02 October | Gandhi Jaynti |
| 02 November | Sacred Ritual Dance of Tsa Cham |
| 06 November | Commencement of seven day Ka Ma’i Tshogchen Düpa Drubchö |
| 11 November | Lha Bab Dü Chen – Day of Buddha’s Descent from Devaloka – Commemoration of the inauguration day of the World Peace Stupa |
| 26 November | Commencement of 5-day Drubchö of the Three Great Protectors Gyalpo, Lha and Tsan |
| 30 November | Founder’s Day of the Mindrolling Shedra – Do Gyüd Lekshe Ling |
| 10 December | Commemoration day of the Nobel Peace Prize to H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama |
| 16 December | Commencement of 3-day Vajrakilaya Tordok |
| 20 December | Commencement of 3-day Guru Drakpo Tordok |
| 21 December | Anniversary of Minling Chung Rinpoche |
| 26 December | Ngenpa Gu Dzom: Nine Bad Omens occurring together |
| 01 January | New Year 2026 |
| 06 January | 61st Founder’s Day of Mindrolling Monastery in India |
| 11 January | Commencement of 7-Day Kagyed Thorol Drubchö |
| 19 January | Commencement of the 37th ten day Great Nyingma Mönlam at Bodh Gaya |
| 26 January | Republic Day of India |
| 04 February | Anniversary of the Omniscient Longchen Rabjam |
| 10 February | Commencement of 7-day Yamantaka Tordok |
| 18 February | Losar 2026 – Tibetan New Year of the Fire-Horse |
Photo credit: Ritual dancers during drubchö at Mindrolling Monastery ©2015-2023 Mindrolling International