Monthly and Annual Ceremonies 2026-2027.
(Some dates may be slightly adjusted following the lunar calendar)
Bylakuppe, Inde.
MAY 2026
May 19 – 23: Kangwa Chenmo (Offering to the Dharma Protectors) [Annual]
Tibetan Date: 4th Month, 3rd to 7th Day
Duration: 5 Days | Timing: 07:30 - 11:30 & 13:30 - 18:00
May 19: Elaborate Dharma Protectors Puja & Mamo Trukang Ritual [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 4th Month, 19th Day
Duration: 1 Day
May 25: Drikung Tradition Lama Chöpa Blessing Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 4th Month, 25th Day
Duration: 1 Day
May 29: Dharma Protector Elaborated Puja & Gyazhi Offering Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 4th Month, 29th Day
Duration: 1 Day
May 30: Drikung 16 Arhats Offering Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 4th Month, 30th Day
Duration: 1 Day
May 31: Saga Dawa [Annual]
Tibetan Date: 4th Month, 15th Day (Full Moon)
Duration: 1 Day
May 31: Medicine Buddha Offering Puja [Annual]
Tibetan Date: 4th Month, 15th Day (Full Moon)
Duration: 1 Day
May 31: Buddha Amitabha Offering Sadhana [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 4th Month, 15th Day (Full Moon)
Duration: 1 Day
JUNE 2026
June 8: Drikung Dharma Protectors Elaborated Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 5th Month, 9th Day
Duration: 1 Day
June 9: Dhamchoe Gongpa Yangzab & Pema Lingpa Wrathful Guru Rinpoche [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 5th Month, 10th Day (Guru Rinpoche Day)
Duration: 1 Day
June 10: Sacred Thupa Chunyerma Statue Public Blessing Display & Parinirvana of Lord Jigten Sumgon [Annual]
Tibetan Date: 4th Month, 25th Day
Duration: 1 Day | Timing: 05:00 - 11:30 & 13:30 - 19:00
June 14: Elaborate Dharma Protectors Puja & Mamo Trukang Ritual [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 5th Month, 19th Day
Duration: 1 Day
June 20: Drikung Tradition Lama Chöpa Blessing Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 5th Month, 25th Day
Duration: 1 Day
June 24: Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche [Annual]
Tibetan Date: 5th Month, 10th Day
Duration: 1 Day
June 24: Dharma Protector Elaborated Puja & Gyazhi Offering Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 5th Month, 29th Day
Duration: 1 Day
June 25: Drikung 16 Arhats Offering Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 5th Month, 30th Day
Duration: 1 Day
June 29: Namgyal Tungchoe (Ushnishavijaya) 100,000 Offering Prayer & Universal Smoke Offering Day [Annual]
Tibetan Date: 5th Month, 15th Day (Full Moon)
Duration: 1 Day
June 29: Buddha Amitabha Offering Sadhana [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 5th Month, 15th Day (Full Moon)
Duration: 1 Day
JULY 2026
July 8: Drikung Dharma Protectors Elaborated Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 6th Month, 9th Day
Duration: 1 Day
July 9: Dhamchoe Gongpa Yangzab & Pema Lingpa Wrathful Guru Rinpoche [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 6th Month, 10th Day
Duration: 1 Day
July 14: Elaborate Dharma Protectors Puja & Mamo Trukang Ritual [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 6th Month, 19th Day
Duration: 1 Day
July 18: Cremation ceremony of Chöje Ayang Rinpoche’s kudung
July 19: Drikung Tradition Lama Chöpa Blessing Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 6th Month, 25th Day
Duration: 1 Day
July 23: Dharma Protector Elaborated Puja & Gyazhi Offering Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 6th Month, 29th Day
Duration: 1 Day
July 24: Drikung 16 Arhats Offering Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 6th Month, 30th Day
Duration: 1 Day
July 28: Anniversary of Gampopa's Parinirvana [Annual]
Tibetan Date: 6th Month, 15th Day (Full Moon)
Duration: 1 Day | Timing: 07:30 - 11:30 & 13:30 - 17:30
July 28: Buddha Amitabha Offering Sadhana [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 6th Month, 15th Day (Full Moon)
Duration: 1 Day
AUGUST 2026
Aug 2 – 7: Phagmo Drupa (Vajravarahi) Drubchoe and Jingsek [Annual]
Tibetan Date: 7th Month, 13th to 17th Day
Duration: 5 Days | Timing: 07:30 - 11:30 & 13:30 - 17:30
Aug 6: Drikung Dharma Protectors Elaborated Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 7th Month, 9th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Aug 7: Dhamchoe Gongpa Yangzab & Pema Lingpa Wrathful Guru Rinpoche [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 7th Month, 10th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Aug 12: Elaborate Dharma Protectors Puja & Mamo Trukang Ritual [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 7th Month, 19th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Aug 18: Drikung Tradition Lama Chöpa Blessing Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 7th Month, 25th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Aug 22: Dharma Protector Elaborated Puja & Gyazhi Offering Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 7th Month, 29th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Aug 23: Drikung 16 Arhats Offering Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 7th Month, 30th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Aug 27: Buddha Amitabha Offering Sadhana [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 7th Month, 15th Day (Full Moon)
Duration: 1 Day
SEPTEMBER 2026
Sept 5: Drikung Dharma Protectors Elaborated Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 8th Month, 9th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Sept 6: Dhamchoe Gongpa Yangzab & Pema Lingpa Wrathful Guru Rinpoche [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 8th Month, 10th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Sept 11: Elaborate Dharma Protectors Puja & Mamo Trukang Ritual [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 8th Month, 19th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Sept 14 – 21: Zambala Puja [Annual]
Tibetan Date: 8th Month, 3rd to 10th Day
Duration: 8 Days | Timing: 07:30 - 11:30 & 13:30 - 17:30 (Last day until 21:00)
Sept 17: Drikung Tradition Lama Chöpa Blessing Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 8th Month, 25th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Sept 21: Dharma Protector Elaborated Puja & Gyazhi Offering Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 8th Month, 29th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Sept 22: Drikung 16 Arhats Offering Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 8th Month, 30th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Sept 25: Buddha Amitabha Offering Sadhana [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 8th Month, 15th Day (Full Moon)
Duration: 1 Day
OCTOBER 2026
Oct 4: Drikung Dharma Protectors Elaborated Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 9th Month, 9th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Oct 5: Dhamchoe Gongpa Yangzab & Pema Lingpa Wrathful Guru Rinpoche [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 9th Month, 10th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Oct 10: Elaborate Dharma Protectors Puja & Mamo Trukang Ritual [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 9th Month, 19th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Oct 14 – 18: Dorje Phurba (Vajrakilaya) Drubchoe [Annual]
Tibetan Date: 9th Month, 3rd to 7th Day
Duration: 5 Days | Timing: 07:30 - 11:30 & 13:30 - 17:30
Oct 16: Drikung Tradition Lama Chöpa Blessing Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 9th Month, 25th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Oct 20: Dharma Protector Elaborated Puja & Gyazhi Offering Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 9th Month, 29th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Oct 21: Drikung 16 Arhats Offering Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 9th Month, 30th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Oct 25: Buddha Amitabha Offering Sadhana [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 9th Month, 15th Day (Full Moon)
Duration: 1 Day
Oct 31: Buddha’s Descent from Heaven - Reading of the Prajnaparamita Sutra [Annual]
Tibetan Date: 9th Month, 22nd Day (Lhabab Duchen)
Duration: 1 Day | Timing: Full Day Scriptural Recitation
NOVEMBER 2026
Nov 3: Drikung Dharma Protectors Elaborated Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 10th Month, 9th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Nov 4: Dhamchoe Gongpa Yangzab & Pema Lingpa Wrathful Guru Rinpoche [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 10th Month, 10th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Nov 9: Elaborate Dharma Protectors Puja & Mamo Trukang Ritual [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 10th Month, 19th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Nov 12: H.E. Chöeje Ayang Rinpoche Parinirvana [Annual]
Tibetan Date: 10th Month, 4th Day
Duration: 1 Day | Timing: Full Day Commemorative Puja
Nov 15: Drikung Tradition Lama Chöpa Blessing Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 10th Month, 25th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Nov 19: Dharma Protector Elaborated Puja & Gyazhi Offering Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 10th Month, 29th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Nov 20: Drikung 16 Arhats Offering Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 10th Month, 30th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Nov 24: Buddha Amitabha Offering Sadhana [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 10th Month, 15th Day (Full Moon)
Duration: 1 Day
DECEMBER 2026
Dec 3: Drikung Dharma Protectors Elaborated Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 11th Month, 9th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Dec 4: Dhamchoe Gongpa Yangzab & Pema Lingpa Wrathful Guru Rinpoche [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 11th Month, 10th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Dec 9: Elaborate Dharma Protectors Puja & Mamo Trukang Ritual [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 11th Month, 19th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Dec 15: Drikung Tradition Lama Chöpa Blessing Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 11th Month, 25th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Dec 19: Dharma Protector Elaborated Puja & Gyazhi Offering Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 11th Month, 29th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Dec 20: Drikung 16 Arhats Offering Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 11th Month, 30th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Dec 23: Buddha Amitabha Offering Sadhana [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 11th Month, 15th Day (Full Moon)
Duration: 1 Day
JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2027
Jan 27 – Feb 2: Pema Lingpa’s Red Guru Drakpo (Wrathful Guru Rinpoche) Puja [Annual]
Tibetan Date: 12th Month, 23rd to 29th Day
Duration: 7 Days | Timing: 07:30 - 11:30 & 13:30 - 17:30
Jan 31: Drikung Tradition Lama Chöpa Blessing Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 12th Month, 25th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Feb 4: Dharma Protector Elaborated Puja & Gyazhi Offering Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 12th Month, 29th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Feb 5: Drikung 16 Arhats Offering Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 12th Month, 30th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Feb 7: Losar (Tibetan New Year - Year of the Fire Sheep)
Tibetan Date: 1st Month, 1st Day
Duration: New Year Day Celebration
Feb 15: Drikung Dharma Protectors Elaborated Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 1st Month, 9th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Feb 16: Dhamchoe Gongpa Yangzab & Pema Lingpa Wrathful Guru Rinpoche [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 1st Month, 10th Day
Duration: 1 Day
Feb 21: Buddha Amitabha Offering Sadhana [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 1st Month, 15th Day (Full Moon)
Duration: 1 Day
MARCH 2027
March 16 – 22: 100 Peaceful and Wrathful Deities Puja (Shitro) [Annual]
Tibetan Date: 1st Month, 9th to 15th Day
Duration: 7 Days | Timing: 07:30 - 11:30 & 13:30 - 18:00
March 16: Drikung Dharma Protectors Elaborated Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 2nd Month, 9th Day (Lunar shifting overlap)
Duration: 1 Day
March 17: Dhamchoe Gongpa Yangzab & Pema Lingpa Wrathful Guru Rinpoche [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 2nd Month, 10th Day
Duration: 1 Day
March 21: Jetsun Milarepa Guru Yoga (Parinirvana) [Annual]
Tibetan Date: 1st Month, 14th Day
Duration: 1 Day
March 22: Marpa Guru Yoga (Parinirvana) [Annual]
Tibetan Date: 1st Month, 15th Day (Full Moon)
Duration: 1 Day
March 22: Buddha Amitabha Offering Sadhana [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 2nd Month, 15th Day (Full Moon)
Duration: 1 Day
March 25: Four-Armed Mahakala Puja & Shernying Dudhok [Annual]
Tibetan Date: 1st Month, 18th Day
Duration: 1 Day
March 26: Elaborate Dharma Protectors Puja & Mamo Trukang Ritual [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 2nd Month, 19th Day
Duration: 1 Day
March 31: Drikung Tradition Lama Chöpa Blessing Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 2nd Month, 25th Day
Duration: 1 Day
APRIL 2027
April 4: Dharma Protector Elaborated Puja & Gyazhi Offering Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 2nd Month, 29th Day
Duration: 1 Day
April 5: Drikung 16 Arhats Offering Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 2nd Month, 30th Day
Duration: 1 Day
April 7: Dharma Protectors Puja (100,000 Pujas of Achi Choekyi Drolma, Mahakala, Tsimar) [Annual]
Tibetan Date: 2nd Month, 1st Day
Duration: 1 Day | Timing: Extensive Guardian Accumulations
April 14 – 21: Recitation of Kagyur Text (Tripitaka) [Annual]
Tibetan Date: 2nd Month, 8th to 15th Day (Marking Textual Proclamation)
Duration: 8 Days Approximately | Timing: 07:30 - 11:30 & 13:30 - 18:00
April 15: Drikung Dharma Protectors Elaborated Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 3rd Month, 9th Day
Duration: 1 Day
April 16: Dhamchoe Gongpa Yangzab & Pema Lingpa Wrathful Guru Rinpoche [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 3rd Month, 10th Day
Duration: 1 Day
April 21: Buddha Amitabha Offering Sadhana [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 3rd Month, 15th Day (Full Moon)
Duration: 1 Day
April 25: Elaborate Dharma Protectors Puja & Mamo Trukang Ritual [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 3rd Month, 19th Day
Duration: 1 Day
April 30: Drikung Tradition Lama Chöpa Blessing Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 3rd Month, 25th Day
Duration: 1 Day
MAY 2027
May 4: Dharma Protector Elaborated Puja & Gyazhi Offering Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 3rd Month, 29th Day
Duration: 1 Day
May 5: Drikung 16 Arhats Offering Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 3rd Month, 30th Day
Duration: 1 Day
May 14: Drikung Dharma Protectors Elaborated Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 4th Month, 9th Day
Duration: 1 Day
May 15: Dhamchoe Gongpa Yangzab & Pema Lingpa Wrathful Guru Rinpoche [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 4th Month, 10th Day
Duration: 1 Day
May 19 – 25: Achi Choekyi Drolma (Kangdhoe) Elaborate Tsok Offering Puja (100,000 Times) [Annual]
Tibetan Date: 3rd Month, 13th to 19th Day (Calculated via alignment cycle)
Duration: 7 Days | Timing: 07:30 - 11:30 & 13:30 - 18:00
May 20: Buddha Amitabha Offering Sadhana [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 4th Month, 15th Day (Full Moon)
Duration: 1 Day
May 24: Elaborate Dharma Protectors Puja & Mamo Trukang Ritual [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 4th Month, 19th Day
Duration: 1 Day
May 30: Drikung Tradition Lama Chöpa Blessing Puja [Monthly]
Tibetan Date: 4th Month, 25th Day
Duration: 1 Day