Zhungdra dance performed by Royal Academy of Performing Arts at Druk Wangyel Festival, in Bhutan

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Zhungdra is one of the oldest traditional Bhutanese songs that contains lyrics with a religious theme. It is performed in Dzongs, Temples and Monasteries as a offering to the gods and goddesses. It is performed by women. The costumes here are the Bhutanese national dress, a Kira (ankle length dress) with Tego ( short jacket) worn over a Wonju (long-sleeved blouse) and draped Rachu (handwoven scarf). This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of 50, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM / SR 1080i High Definition, Alexa, SR, XDCAM and 4K. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast fo