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Lha Bab Düchen ལྷ་བབས་དུས་ཆེན། Wyl. Lha Babs Dus Chen), The 'Festival of the Descent from Heaven' Lhabab Duchen is a Buddhist  festival celebrated to observe the Buddha's descent from the Trāyastriṃśa heaven down to earth. According to legend, the Buddha ascended the Trāyastriṃśa heaven temporarily at the age of 41, in order to give teachings to benefit the gods in that desire realm, and to repay the kindness of his mother by liberating her from Samara. He was exhorted by his disciple and representative Maudgalyayana to return, and after a long debate and under a Full Moon agreed to return. He returned to earth a week later by a special triple ladder prepared by Viswakarma Dev. the god of machines. This event is considered to be one of the eight great deeds of the Buddha. On Lhabab Duchen, the effects of positive or negative actions are multiplied ten million times. It is part of Buddhist tradition to engage in virtuous activities and prayer on this day. Om Muni Mun...

The Do-Drul Chorten or Stupa is o ne of the most important Stupa in Sikkim , Chorten was built by the H.H. Trulshik Rimpoche, head of the Nyingma order of Tibetan Buddhism in 1945. Inside this stupa, there are complete mandala sets of Dorjee Phurba (Vajra Kilaya), a set of Kan-gyur (Holy Books), Relics,   complete 'Zung'(mantras) and other religious objects.   Around the stupa are 108 Mani Lhakor or prayer wheels. This Chorten   is one of the most important stupas in Sikkim, The Chorten is surrounded by   Lakhang.

In the Tibetan language prayer flags are called lung tawhich is translated as Windhorse. In the middle of such flags is a horse with three jewels on its back symbolising Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. The Windhorse represents great power, defeating evil and following the path to liberation. It frees from fears and removes all kinds of obstacles. It rides on the wind spreading prayers and wishes for the benefit of all beings all over the world. The flags are of five colours: blue, white, red, green and yellow which symbolise the Five Buddha Families, the blessing of Buddha’s Body, Speech, Mind, Qualities and Activities as well as the five elements.