Yaga Gathering is a transformational festival hosted in a clearing in Ežeraitis Forest, at the edge of Spengla Lake in the Varėna District of southern Lithuania.

The site of the festival is about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.

The design of the event space incorporates art installations and exhibits.

Initially, Yaga Gathering was called Shambala Festival—named for the mythical hidden kingdom of Shambhala.

[citation needed] In Vedic tradition, a yaga (Sanskrit: याग, romanized: yajna, lit.