Tucked away in mountains Hemis monastery takes you to a mystic spiritual journey unknown to many and known to some.
In the tenth day of the sixth month of the Ladakhi calendar, the Hemis monastry turns into a very large stage where monks, tourists and people from all over the world congregate for r the famous masked dances. The performers wear elaborate and bizarre costumes and masks and thorough typically slow dance movements, unfurl a story of the age-old fight between good and evil, ending with the eventual victory of the former. Gonchas of velvet, elaborately embroidered waistcoats and boots, and gonads or hats are worn by the dancers.
In the tenth day of the sixth month of the Ladakhi calendar, the Hemis monastry turns into a very large stage where monks, tourists and people from all over the world congregate for r the famous masked dances. The performers wear elaborate and bizarre costumes and masks and thorough typically slow dance movements, unfurl a story of the age-old fight between good and evil, ending with the eventual victory of the former. Gonchas of velvet, elaborately embroidered waistcoats and boots, and gonads or hats are worn by the dancers.
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I was in Bhutan three weeks ago and went to a Tsechu in the Dzonga, or monastery in the town of Punakha. It sounds just like what you have described in your post -- masked figures doing usually slow dances that have religious meaning. It was remarkable and I feel privileged to have been able to see it.
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