The water festival “Sangken” celebrated at Itanagar

Sangken, the water festival is being celebrated from April 14-16 this year. The festival symbolises new beginnings, love, compassion and thankfulness and uses water as a means of spreading joy.

During Sangken, people engage in the traditional rituals of pouring water on Buddha statues and playfully sprinkling water on each other, as it is believed that purifying power of water cleanse away any negativity and usher in renewed energy, positivity, and harmony into our life.