Ladakhi Shondol dance - Latest Current Affairs for Competitive Exams

Question: Naropa Festival is related to which state?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Nagaland
(c) Ladakh
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: (c)
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Ladakhi Shondol the royal dance of Ladakh creates history by entering into the Guinness book of world records as the largest Ladakhi dance.
Shondol dance, which is best known as the royal dance used to be performed by artists for King of Ladakh.
This time Shondol performed on the occasion of annual Naropa Festival 2019 celebrated during September 16- 20, 2019.
This year the dance has been performed with the theme ‘Environmental sustainability of Ladakh and the Himalayan region’.
As many as 408 women attired in traditional dresses and beautiful headgears performed the dance, which broke the previous record of 299 artists dance of Shondol in the 2018 festival.The event was held on the concluding day of the ongoing Buddhist carnival Naropa festival near the Hemis Monastery in Ladakh.
It was organized by the Live to Love India, Drukpa Charitable Trust and Young Drukpa Association.
The festival focuses on end use of plastics also sensitise the leaders of religious community on plastic waste management and recycling process.
In Ladakh Naropa Festival Celebrated every 12th year of the Tibetan calendar, this is also known as the ‘Kumbh Mela of the Himalayas’.
The festival celebrates the life of Buddhist philosopher and scholar Naropa and people from across the Himalayas give their participation in traditional ways with singing and cultural events.