Saga Dawa: Holiest of all the Buddhist festivals, Saga Dawa is a Triple Blessed Festival. On this day in different years of his life, Lord Buddha took birth, achieved Enlightenment and passed away attaining Nirvana. Thus three important events are celebrated in the festival of Saga Dawa.
This three-fold-auspicious-day falls on the full moon day of the 4th month of Buddhist lunar calendar around the end of May and early June. The significant part of the festival is a procession where people carry the Holy Books of the teachings of the Buddha from the Tsuk-La-Khang Monastery in the Palace around the town of Gangtok.
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