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==History== | ==History== | ||
Dosmoche was started by the rulers of Ladakh.<ref name="oneIndia"/> The festival was started during kingdom of King Lhachen Gongdup/ Lha-chen-Dnos-grub (1295–1320).<ref>{{cite book|title=Antiquities of Indian Tibet|year = 1992|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WG4J4IKd014C&pg=PA98|publisher=Asian Educational Services|isbn=978-81-206-0769-9|pages=98–}}</ref | Dosmoche was started by the rulers of Ladakh.<ref name="oneIndia"/> The festival was started during kingdom of King Lhachen Gongdup/ Lha-chen-Dnos-grub (1295–1320).<ref name="oneIndia"/><ref>{{cite book|title=Antiquities of Indian Tibet|year = 1992|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WG4J4IKd014C&pg=PA98|publisher=Asian Educational Services|isbn=978-81-206-0769-9|pages=98–}}</ref> He fought two battles with invaders from Nyungti (Kullu of Himachal Pradesh) to inhibit the exterminatory forces of the battles.<ref name="oneIndia"/> Sacred mask dances which is known as [[Cham dance]] are carried out in the courtyard of the old chapel. It is below the gates of the Leh Palace.<ref>{{cite web|title=Likir Festival in Likir Gompa|url=http://www.india.com/travel/ladakh/things-to-do/events-likir-festival-in-likir-gompa/|website=india.com|access-date=9 March 2018}}</ref> Lamas are drawn from different monasteries from across Ladakh on a rotation basis for this festival. | ||
==Celebrations== | ==Celebrations== |