Losar 2014
From 25th February to 12th March, 2014, Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, will join in an intensive program of Losar celebrations at Diwakar Buddhist Academy in Kalimpong
![Diwakar Buddhist Academy, Buddhist Research and Educational Center at Kalimpong, founded by Shamar Rinpoche](https://www.karmapa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/losar_14_01.jpg)
Diwakar Buddhist Academy, Buddhist Research and Educational Center at Kalimpong, founded by Shamar Rinpoche
![February 25: His Holiness Gyalwa Karmapa presides over a Phurab Chokha Puja in front of the main building of Shri Diwakar Vihara Shedra](https://www.karmapa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/losar_14_02.jpg)
February 25: Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, presides over a Phurab Chokha Puja in front of the main building of Shri Diwakar Vihara Shedra
![March 1, 2014: A Sang (smoke offering) Puja is traditionally performed on the new-moon day before Losar, the last day of the old year](https://www.karmapa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/losar_14_02_01.jpg)
March 1, 2014: A Sang (smoke offering) Puja is traditionally performed on the new-moon day before Losar, the last day of the old year
![Venerable Nendo Rinpoche, the vajra master of Rumtek monastery, presents a mandala offering to His Holiness Karmapa on the morning of Losar](https://www.karmapa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/losar_14_02_03.jpg)
Venerable Nendo Rinpoche, the vajra master of Rumtek monastery, presents a mandala offering to Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, on the morning of Losar
![Gyalwa Karmapa presents the symbolic offerings of ku sung thuk (enlightened body, speech and mind) to Kunsig Shamar Rinpoche during the early-morning puja on Losar day, followed by the recitation of long-life prayers and offering of katas](https://www.karmapa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/losar_14_02_04.jpg)
Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, presents the symbolic offerings of ku sung thuk (enlightened body, speech and mind) to Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche during the early-morning puja on Losar day, followed by the recitation of long-life prayers and offering of katas
![After the morning puja on the first day of Losar (the Tibetan New Year) the rest of the day is devoted to various kinds of entertainment](https://www.karmapa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/losar_14_02_05.jpg)
After the morning puja on the first day of Losar (the Tibetan New Year) the rest of the day is devoted to various kinds of entertainment
![His Holiness Gyalwa Karmapa addresses the gathering of VIPs, sharing with them his vision and aspirations for the future](https://www.karmapa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/losar_14_02_07.jpg)
Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, addresses the gathering of VIPs, sharing with them his vision and aspirations for the future
![His Holiness Gyalwa Karmapa addresses the gathering of VIPs, sharing with them his vision and aspirations for the future](https://www.karmapa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/losar_14_02_08.jpg)
Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, addresses the gathering of VIPs, sharing with them his vision and aspirations for the future
![On March 4, the third day of the Tibetan New Year, His Holiness Gyalwa Karmapa transmits the long-life empowerment of Buddha Amitayus (tib. Tsepame) to a large gathering of devotees from various Himalayan areas, but also from the West](https://www.karmapa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/losar_14_02_10.jpg)
On March 4, the third day of the Tibetan New Year, Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, transmits the long-life empowerment of Buddha Amitayus (tib. Tsepame) to a large gathering of devotees from various Himalayan areas, but also from the West
![Gyalwa Karmapa performs the preliminary ritual of purification during the long-life empowerment](https://www.karmapa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/losar_14_02_11.jpg)
Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, performs the preliminary ritual of purification during the long-life empowerment
From 25th February to 12th March, 2014, Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, will join in an intensive program of Losar celebrations at Diwakar Buddhist Academy in Kalimpong.
![Gyalwa Karmapa and the gathering of monks, staff, students and guests during the special Thukpa (Tibetan noodle soup) dinner organised on the evening of January 29](https://www.karmapa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/losar_14_03_03.jpg)
Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, and the gathering of monks, staff, students and guests during the special Thukpa (Tibetan noodle soup) dinner organised on the evening of January 29
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