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For Tibetans and Tibet-inspired practitioners everywhere, Losar is the traditional new year.
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In Nepal, where he hails from, Mr Shrestha used to celebrate a major festival called Losar, which lasts for at least two weeks.
TODAYonline 2010
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This is the second successive year that Tibetans in Dharamsala, the Dalai Lama's headquarters, will not celebrate Losar, which is usually marked with traditional song and dance.
Analysis 2010
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This is the second successive year that Tibetans in Dharamsala, the Dalai Lama's headquarters, will not celebrate Losar, which is usually marked with traditional song and dance.
News24 Top Stories 2010
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In Nepal, where he hails from, Mr Shrestha used to celebrate a major festival called Losar, which lasts for at least two weeks.
TODAYonline 2010
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This is the second successive year that Tibetans in Dharamsala, the Dalai Lama's headquarters, will not celebrate Losar, which is usually marked with traditional song and dance.
Analysis 2010
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The Tibetian New Year called Losar is celebrated with most of the govt and tourist centres closing for a week.
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Ladakh celebrates its annual "Losar" festival ANI, Dec 24, 2008
The Buddhist Channel 2009
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-- Residents of Ladakh have celebrated the onset of their new year "Losar" with great festivity and fervor.
The Buddhist Channel 2009
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That said, the International Support Tibet Network reports that many in Tibet will not be celebrating Losar this year; this act of resistance in Chinese-occupied Tibet is also a mark of respect to those who died in the uprisings of 2008.
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