The Paro is one of the major annual religious Bhutanese festivals held on the tenth day of a month of the lunar Tibetan calendar. The Paro Tshechu is among the biggest of the Tshechus in terms of participation and audience. This festival is observed with great festivity and joy.
Buddhist monks and local people perform masked dances and dramas at the festival. Masked dancers are dressed in elaborate silk brocade costumes, symbolizing the triumph of good over evil.
The sounds of trumpets, cymbals, and flutes resound the air. Devotees dressed in traditional costume flock to the Paro Dzong to seek divine blessing during these auspicious days. The festival is observed in three specific parts- the pre-festival rituals on the first day, ceremonies are undertaken on the second day inside the Paro Dzong and the main festivities on the festival ground on the remaining three days.
During the tour, we visit Monasteries, Dzongs, monuments, local villages, farms and interact with the local villagers. In the Paro Festival tour, we combine Kathmandu which is famous as a city of World Heritage Sites. Here we visit Sacred Hindu Pashupatinath Temple, Boudhanath Stupa, Kathmandu Durbar Square, and also pay homage to the living goddess, Kumari.