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Bhutan- The Land of Tshechu (Religious Festivals)
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The Black Hat Dance/ Sachog Zhanag, Jakar Tshechu, Bhumtang, Central Bhutan
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Black Hat Dance is performed by monks. The dancers represent masters of tantric or Vajrayāna Buddhism who have the spiritual power to subjugate demonic forces and transform the negative energy into a positive one
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Part 2 of the Black Hat Dance is done with drums which symbolize the celebration of successful liberation and subjugation of evil forces and the victory of good over evil
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The Head Dancer
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Dynamic movement of the Black Hat Dancer, Jakar Tshechu, Bhumtang, Central Bhutan
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Durdag/The Dance of Lords of Cemetary Ground, Jakar Tshechu, Bhumtang, Bhutan
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The Dance of Lords of Cemetary, Jakar Tshechu, Bhumtang, Bhutan
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Tungam (Dance of the Terrifying Deities), Jakar Tshechu
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The Head Dancer represents the terrifying form of Dorji Dragpo (Fierce Thunderbolt), Guru Rinpoche assumed to subdue enemies of the Buddhist doctrine
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Tungam (Dance of the Terrifying Deities), Jakar Tshechu, Bhumtang, Bhutan
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Tungam (Dance of the Terrifying Deities), Jakar Tshechu, Bhumtang, Bhutan
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Tungam (Dance of the Terrifying Deities), Jakar Tshechu, Bhumtang, Bhutan
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Tungam (Dance of the Terrifying Deities), Jakar Tshechu, Bhumtang, Bhutan
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Jakar Tshechu, Bhumtang, Bhutan
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Shawo Shachi Cham- The Dance of Stag and Hounds It is about how Milarepa, the great yogi from Tibet, converted Gonpo Dorji, a fierce hunter, into a follower of the Dharma
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The Raksha Mangcham- Dance of the Judgement of the Dead
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Devotees praying to Yama, Lord of Death during the Bardo Dance, Jakar Tshechu, Bhumtang, Bhutan
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After the judgement, the virtuous commoner is librated and guided by the peaceful form of Buddha to a higher realm of life
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The Raksha Mangcham, Jakar Tshechu, Bhumtang, Bhutan
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The Raksha Mangcham, Jakar Tshechu, Bhumtang, Bhutan
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The Raksha Mangcham, Jakar Tshechu, Bhumtang, Bhutan
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The Raksha Mangcham, Jakar Tshechu, Bhumtang, Bhutan
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The Raksha Mangcham, Jakar Tshechu, Bhumtang, Bhutan
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Behind the scenes, Jakar Tschechu, Bhumtang, Bhutan
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Behind the scenes, Jakar Tschechu, Bhumtang, Bhutan
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Behind the scenes, Jakar Tschechu, Bhumtang, Bhutan
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Behind the scenes, Jakar Tschechu, Bhumtang, Bhutan
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Musicians, Jakar Tschechu, Bhumtang, Bhutan
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Behind the scenes, Jakar Tschechu, Bhumtang, Bhutan
