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The two
oracles at Stock, the present seat of
royal residence, unlike those at Matho, are laymen,
spiritually cleansed and prepared by the lamas of the Spituk Monastery to
receive the spirit of the deities. During the festival at Matho, the only Saskyapa monastic
establishment in Ladakh, the two oracles of the monastery
make a public appearance in their full spiritual form. Contrary to the Stock
oracles, these oracles, are actually
monks of the monastery.
On the day of the festival, they invoke and receive the deities and come into
full spiritual trance. They run over the high rise ramparts of the
monastery, jump from one balcony to another and execute a number of acrobatic
feats, all while blindfolded!
People from far and wide come to hear the oracles predict key future events and
to seek answers about their own future.
The Stok
and Matho religious festivals will permit you to attend authentic celebrations
of Ladakh's Buddhist culture. Combined with a 4-day trek, this tour brings
insight into everyday life of struggle and serenity in Ladakh's villages. |
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