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music · ceremony

The dhak is a huge membranophone instrument from South Asia. Drum beats are an integral part of Durga Puja. Dhakis can be seen raising the tempo of the beat to engage the devotees.

hills · festival

Hemis is an idyllic village in Ladakh, in Northern India . The town is just over 40 km southeast of the town of Leh. Hemis is home to the Hemis Gompa a pre- 11th century monastery that was re-established in 1672.

festival · ceremony

The tableau depicts celebration of Buddha Jayanti in Sikkim, which is popularly called Saga Dawa. It is an important occasion which marks the Gautama Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and attainment of Nirvana or Moksha.

hills · farmland

Introducing Sikkim as a land of lush rice fields, colourful prayer flags fluttering in breeze and tall peaks and meadows below them. An area of exquisite combination of natural beauty and a salubrious atmosphere.

ceremony · dance

One of the major festivals of Lepcha is Namsoong or popularly called as Lossong which marks the beginning of the New year.It is the farmers New Year for this is usually the time when the farmers rejoice and celebrate their harvest.

festival · politics

Dharmendra Sewan performs 'Resham Firiri' during Red Panda Winter Festival in Sikkim. With much exuberance and enthusiasm, the Red Panda Winter Festival 2016 was officially inaugurated by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Sikkim, Shri.

festival · politics

Winner of Sikkim's Got Talent Anand Gurung performs during Red Panda Winter Carnival in Sikkim.

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Doling Monastery is located on a small hillock, about 6 kms southward from Rabongla bazaar. Lama Rigdzin Longyang founded this monastery in the earth-dog year of 12th Rabjung cycle year corresponding to 1718. A.D.

dance · ceremony

Ralang Monastery portrays the true spiritual side of Sikkimese people. Located at a distance of 6 kms from Ravangla, Ralang Monastery is easily accessible from Namchi via Ravangla in South Sikkim district.

ceremony · crafts

A Sikkimese girl colours a Thangka painting as a young men carving wood sculptures in Sikkim, India.

ceremony · festival

Decorative lights set up for Durga puja celebration outside pandal in Sikkim. Durga Puja also referred to as Durgotsava or Sharadotsav is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga.

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The Dro-Dul Chorten or Stupa is one of the most important Stupas of Sikkim, was built in 1945 by the Venerable Trullshi Rimpoche, head of the Nyingma order of Tibetan Buddhism.

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The Dro-Dul Chorten or Stupa is one of the most important Stupas of Sikkim, was built in 1945 by the Venerable Trullshi Rimpoche, head of the Nyingma order of Tibetan Buddhism.

ceremony · hills

The high altitude approach to the Gurudongmar lake lies in India's north Sikkim region, at an altitude of over 17, 000 feet above sea level, after traversing the high Himalayan peaks of Chomiomo and Kanchenjau.

ceremony · hills

Prayer flags near the Yumthang river bank in Sikkim, India. Pedicularis flowers on the swampy meadow, en route Yumesamdong which lies on the plateau beyond Yumthang's hot springs.

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A prayer flag is a colorful panel or rectangular cloth often found strung along mountain and peaks high in the Himalayas to bless the surrounding countryside or for other purposes.

ceremony · hills

Prayer flags in Sikkim, India. Filmed en route Lachen and Gurudongmar, in north Sikkim, along the Teesta river.

ceremony · river

Sikkim CM Pawan Chamling at the closing ceremony of the Sikkim Winter Carnival, India. Sikkim gears up for its biggest event, Sikkim Winter Carnival 2014.

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A woman teaches her husband a lesson for attempting the second marriage, in the middle of the road in Ludhiana, Punjab. The woman claims that he is her husband and is attempting to get into another marriage without divorcing her.

ceremony · festival

This is a video of the religious practice of Hindus bathing in the Ganges on the festival of Maga Shivratri. Please do not view it from any other perspective.

ceremony · dance

In a rare pre-mating courting ritual, a pair of Indian snakes stand up and 'dance' or court each other, in a rare moment from the wild. “Snakes Rituals” are often mistaken by most of us for snake mating.

music · ceremony

Taking measured steps as they tread forward in a fantastically coordinated fashion, all the while playing their band instruments in formation, and coordinating eye, ear and mouth, must make this a very complicated task of competence and coo…

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See the entire Republic Day ceremony rehearsal from New Delhi on 24th January 2022, on India's 75th year of Independence...