Losar is one of the most auspicious day for the Tibetans and is celebrated for a period of 15 days every year with major celebrations falling the first 3 days. The Festivities include Buddha chanting, prayers, dance performances by masked men, and hanging of giant Tapestries of Buddha from top of a multi-storied building. The Namdroling monastery located in Bylkoppa in the west Mysore district in the state of Karnataka in southern India is the second largest Tibetan settlement outside of Tibet. After the Chinese took over the Tibet, the refugees came south of Himalayas and settled in different parts of India. The Monastery in Bylkoppa was re-established in 1972 and currently it houses over 7000 Buddhist monks and students.