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9 June 2021

Buddhist monks play traditional musical instruments during the Lamayuru Masked Dance Festival in Lamayuru, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The dance performance at the 10th Century Lamayuru Monastery (Lamayuru Gompa) is one of the most impressive festivals. Dancers with colorful masks perform the mystic mask dances (Chams) and sacred plays. Chams are essentially a part of Tantric tradition, performed only in the gompas that follow the Tantric Vajrayana teachings and where the monks perform tantric worship.

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9 June 2021

Buddhist monks play traditional musical instruments during the Lamayuru Masked Dance Festival in Lamayuru, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The dance performance at the 10th Century Lamayuru Monastery (Lamayuru Gompa) is one of the most impressive festivals. Dancers with colorful masks perform the mystic mask dances (Chams) and sacred plays. Chams are essentially a part of Tantric tradition, performed only in the gompas that follow the Tantric Vajrayana teachings and where the monks perform tantric worship.

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9 June 2021

Buddhist monks play traditional musical instruments during the Lamayuru Masked Dance Festival in Lamayuru, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The dance performance at the 10th Century Lamayuru Monastery (Lamayuru Gompa) is one of the most impressive festivals. Dancers with colorful masks perform the mystic mask dances (Chams) and sacred plays. Chams are essentially a part of Tantric tradition, performed only in the gompas that follow the Tantric Vajrayana teachings and where the monks perform tantric worship.

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9 June 2021

Buddhist monks play traditional musical instruments during the Lamayuru Masked Dance Festival in Lamayuru, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The dance performance at the 10th Century Lamayuru Monastery (Lamayuru Gompa) is one of the most impressive festivals. Dancers with colorful masks perform the mystic mask dances (Chams) and sacred plays. Chams are essentially a part of Tantric tradition, performed only in the gompas that follow the Tantric Vajrayana teachings and where the monks perform tantric worship.

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#6791558

9 June 2021

Buddhist monks play traditional musical instruments during the Lamayuru Masked Dance Festival in Lamayuru, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The dance performance at the 10th Century Lamayuru Monastery (Lamayuru Gompa) is one of the most impressive festivals. Dancers with colorful masks perform the mystic mask dances (Chams) and sacred plays. Chams are essentially a part of Tantric tradition, performed only in the gompas that follow the Tantric Vajrayana teachings and where the monks perform tantric worship.

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#6791580

9 June 2021

Senior monk bangs a drum as Buddhist monks play traditional musical instruments during the Lamayuru Masked Dance Festival in Lamayuru, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The dance performance at the 10th Century Lamayuru Monastery (Lamayuru Gompa) is one of the most impressive festivals. Dancers with colorful masks perform the mystic mask dances (Chams) and sacred plays. Chams are essentially a part of Tantric tradition, performed only in the gompas that follow the Tantric Vajrayana teachings and where the monks perform tantric worship.

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#6791548

9 June 2021

Senior monk clangs the cymbals as Buddhist monks play traditional musical instruments during the Lamayuru Masked Dance Festival in Lamayuru, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The dance performance at the 10th Century Lamayuru Monastery (Lamayuru Gompa) is one of the most impressive festivals. Dancers with colorful masks perform the mystic mask dances (Chams) and sacred plays. Chams are essentially a part of Tantric tradition, performed only in the gompas that follow the Tantric Vajrayana teachings and where the monks perform tantric worship.

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9 February 2020

A Nepalese Hindu devotee playing traditional instrument during last day of a month fasting festival of Madhav Narayan Festival at Hanumanghat River, Bhaktapur, Nepal on Sunday, February 09, 2020. Nepalese Hindu women observe a fast and pray to Goddess Swasthani for Long life of their husbands and family prosperity during a month-long fasting festival celebration.

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#5420388

9 February 2020

A Nepalese Hindu little kid playing traditional instrument during last day of a month fasting festival of Madhav Narayan Festival at Hanumanghat River, Bhaktapur, Nepal on Sunday, February 09, 2020. Nepalese Hindu women observe a fast and pray to Goddess Swasthani for Long life of their husbands and family prosperity during a month-long fasting festival celebration.

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9 February 2020

A Nepalese Hindu devotee playing traditional instrument during last day of a month fasting festival of Madhav Narayan Festival at Hanumanghat River, Bhaktapur, Nepal on Sunday, February 09, 2020. Nepalese Hindu women observe a fast and pray to Goddess Swasthani for Long life of their husbands and family prosperity during a month-long fasting festival celebration.

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#4324906

14 May 2019

Buddhist monks play traditional musical instruments during the Lamayuru Masked Dance Festival in Lamayuru, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The dance performance at the 10th Century Lamayuru Monastery (Lamayuru Gompa) is one of the most impressive festivals. Dancers with colorful masks perform the mystic mask dances (Chams) and sacred plays. Chams are essentially a part of Tantric tradition, performed only in the gompas that follow the Tantric Vajrayana teachings and where the monks perform tantric worship.

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14 May 2019

Buddhist monks play traditional musical instruments during the Lamayuru Masked Dance Festival in Lamayuru, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The dance performance at the 10th Century Lamayuru Monastery (Lamayuru Gompa) is one of the most impressive festivals. Dancers with colorful masks perform the mystic mask dances (Chams) and sacred plays. Chams are essentially a part of Tantric tradition, performed only in the gompas that follow the Tantric Vajrayana teachings and where the monks perform tantric worship.

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14 May 2019

Buddhist monks play traditional musical instruments during the Lamayuru Masked Dance Festival in Lamayuru, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The dance performance at the 10th Century Lamayuru Monastery (Lamayuru Gompa) is one of the most impressive festivals. Dancers with colorful masks perform the mystic mask dances (Chams) and sacred plays. Chams are essentially a part of Tantric tradition, performed only in the gompas that follow the Tantric Vajrayana teachings and where the monks perform tantric worship.

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#3736282

31 January 2019

A Nepalese Hindu devotee playing traditiona instrument during the Madhav Narayan Festival or Swasthani Brata Katha festival Hanumante River, Bhaktapur, Nepal on Thursday, January 31, 2019. Nepalese Hindu women observe a fast and pray to Goddess Swasthani for Long life of their husbands and family prosperity during a month-long fasting festival celebration.

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#3543004

10 December 2018

Tamil Hindu musicians perform on the nadaswaram during the 10th day of the annual festival at the Chulipuram Pathirakali Thevasthanam in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. During this festival the idols of the Hindu deities are carried around the temple in a decorative flower covered palanquin as prayers are recited by Tamil Hindu priests.

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#2671899

11 May 2018

Tamil Hindu musicians play a tune on the nadaswaram as the lead the procession and escort the deities around the exterior of the temple during the Poongaramam Festival at the Murugan Temple in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. During this festival the idols of Lord Murugan and Lord Ganesh are carried around the temple in a decorative gold coloured illuminated vehicle as prayers are recited by Tamil Hindu priests.

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