{"id":1235,"date":"2020-02-09T05:40:21","date_gmt":"2020-02-09T05:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treksplannernepal.com\/blog\/?p=1235"},"modified":"2020-02-17T08:13:28","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T08:13:28","slug":"mustangs-vibrant-festival-tiji","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treksplannernepal.com\/blog\/mustangs-vibrant-festival-tiji\/","title":{"rendered":"Mustang\u2019s Vibrant Festival: Tiji"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.treksplannernepal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1581056758-Mustang.jpg?resize=525%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1236\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.treksplannernepal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1581056758-Mustang.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.treksplannernepal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1581056758-Mustang.jpg?resize=300%2C128&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Tiji Festival <\/strong>is one of its kind and is an auspicious festival in the Upper Mustang Region of Nepal. The festival is mainly celebrated to celebrate the victory of good triumphing over evil. According to the ancient myth there once lived a demon who spread disease and took away the water. And during that time there lived a deity named Dorje Jono who fought and defeated the demon and since then this festival has been celebrated with prayer chants and colorful dances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote style=\"text-align:left\" class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treksplannernepal.com\/package\/upper-mustang-tiji-festival-trek-18-days.html\">Check out more details on Tiji Festival<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tiji Festival celebrated in Upper Mustang only started from the 17th century, when the Mustangi King Samdup Rabten invited Sakya Trizin Ngawang Kunga Sinam to come to Lo Manthang. During his stay at Lo Manthang\u2019s Chhode Monastery he performed the special Vajrakila ritual for the wellbeing of all sentient beings.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ef9e4da5992\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ef9e4da5992\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.treksplannernepal.com\/blog\/mustangs-vibrant-festival-tiji\/#Rituals_During_The_Festival\" >Rituals During The Festival<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.treksplannernepal.com\/blog\/mustangs-vibrant-festival-tiji\/#Tiji_Festival_Date_For_The_Year_2020\" >Tiji Festival Date For The Year 2020<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rituals_During_The_Festival\"><\/span><strong>Rituals During The Festival<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Like any other festival the Tiji Festival of the Upper Mustang region also has certain rituals that need to be followed while celebrating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the <strong>1st day of the festival<\/strong> a dance called \u2018<strong>Tsa Chaam<\/strong>\u2019 is performed which tells a story of the birth of the deity \u2018Dorji Sonam\u2019(reincarnation of Buddha) . The dance depicts the fight of good with evil as the enactment of the event is performed in front of the people.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the <strong>2nd day<\/strong> another ritual is performed which is called \u2018<strong>NgaCham<\/strong>\u2019. During the performance of \u2018NgaCham\u2019 Dorjee Sonam tries to return the demon to the realm of Buddha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And lastly on the <strong>3rd and final day<\/strong> of the festival a different dance named \u2018<strong>Rha Chham<\/strong>\u2019 takes place. During this ceremony Dorjee Sonam triumphs over the evil demon and banishes it from Mustang. The enactment is done by throwing an effigy by the monk who is in the role of Dorjee Sonam. The effigy is made from Tsampa (barley) representing the demon \u2018Ma Tam Ru Ta\u2019. By defeating the evil demon this brings peace and prosperity to the land of Mustang. And every year the festival takes place in hope of spreading peace throughout the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tiji_Festival_Date_For_The_Year_2020\"><\/span><strong>Tiji Festival Date For The Year 2020<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For the year 2020 the Tiji Festival will be celebrated from 19th May to 21st May. One can experience the colorful festival along with strolling through the stunning and beautiful surroundings of Upper Mustang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"wp-block-verse\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treksplannernepal.com\/package\/upper-mustang-tiji-festival-trek-18-days.html\"><strong>Check out the itinerary for Tiji Festival 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tiji Festival is one of its kind and is an auspicious festival in the Upper Mustang Region of Nepal. The festival is mainly celebrated to celebrate the victory of good triumphing over evil. According to the ancient myth there once lived a demon who spread disease and took away the water. And during that &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treksplannernepal.com\/blog\/mustangs-vibrant-festival-tiji\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Mustang\u2019s Vibrant Festival: Tiji&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2640],"tags":[2639,1946,2636,2637,39,1297],"class_list":["post-1235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upper-mustang-tiji-festival-trek-2020","tag-festival-trek-2020","tag-tiji-festival-trek","tag-tiji-festival-trek-2020","tag-tiji-festival-trek-in-upper-mustang","tag-trekking-in-nepal","tag-upper-mustang-trek"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2925,"url":"https:\/\/www.treksplannernepal.com\/blog\/celebrate-tiji-festival-2024-at-upper-mustang\/","url_meta":{"origin":1235,"position":0},"title":"Celebrate Tiji Festival 2024 at Upper Mustang","author":"Treks Planner Nepal","date":"February 14, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Celebrate Tiji Festival 2024 at Upper Mustang. 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