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Tibetan Cultural Performance

Tibetan man performs the Tashi SholPa during a cultural performance in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on August 22, 2009. In 1642 the water horse year of Tibetan Calendar, after the 5th Dalai Lama established the Gaden Phodrang Government of Tibet. He approached the new abbots of Drepung Monastery in a grand ceremony during which Tashi Sholpa was presented to His Holiness as an auspicious offering. The performers wearing the mask represent Saint Thangtong Gyalpo the founder of Tibetan Opera. This popular dance is an extract from Tibetan opera. It depicts the life of a nomad family. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)

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Photo ID	#6999794
Date Taken	22 August 2009
Location	N/A
Photographer	Creative Touch Imaging Ltd/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Creative Touch Imaging Ltd/NurPhoto

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