The masks, crafted to represent wrathful deities ... a Vajra — a legendary weapon symbolising spiritual power. The cham dance ...

Footage shows a dance ritual being performed during the Cham festivals in Bhutan ... are performed to honour and appease deities. The masks are thought to embody the spirit of the deities and ...

Religion: Villagers of Threphu in Trashigang performed a unique sacred mask dance known as the Keng cham to mark the first birth anniversary of His Royal Highness The Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck ...

A Tibetan Buddhist monk performs during a Cham dance ritual at the Qoide Monastery in Gonggar county of Shannan prefecture, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, Feb 19, 2019. Dressed in ...

At 1 p.m., the Cham dance began in a square in the monastery. The lead dancer, donning an animal mask and a skull crown, played the role of a king, while a dancer with a long beard was in charge of ...

Buddhist monks watch an annual Cham dance event to pray for good harvest and peaceful life at the Tashilhunpo Monastery in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Sept. 22, 2020.

The glorious mask dance by the Semarak Candra Kirana dance troupe opened the festival, accompanying the appearance of SIPA 2011 mascot GPH Paundrakarna, the son of Mangkunegara IX and Sukmawati.

This year the celebrations concluded in Leh and Likir Monastery, with sacred mask dance, also known as cham dance, by monks from the Hemis Monastery, one of the ancient monasteries in Leh.

Buddhist monks perform Cham dance at the Drigung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 9, 2021. Cham dance is a masked and costumed ritual performed by Tibetan ...

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