Practice of Sherab Chamma

As a celebration of Losar, the Tibetan New Year, the community in Shenten will perform the Gutor ritual to purify negativities collected throughout the previous year. The ceremony is based on the practice of the Loving Wisdom Goddess, Sherab Chamma.

Schedule to celebrate Losar:

• 18 February: preparation of the Gutor ceremony

• 19 February: the Gutor ceremony

• 20 February: meditation practice and preparation for the New Year celebration

• 21 February: welcome the New Year with a Sang-offering and prayer flag ceremony in the morning, followed by lunch.