dance

Bhutan·dance

Dancers, wearing long brocade robes and ornate black hats, perform this dance. The dancers' who represent the Ging wear shorter robes with masks.

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This is the visual representation of the Ging (emanations) of Guru Rinpoche subduing the Jyungpo Nyulema (obstacles to the Dharma) demons through their clairvoyance.

dance · music

This is the visual representation of the Ging (emanations) of Guru Rinpoche subduing the Jyungpo Nyulema (obstacles to the Dharma) demons through their clairvoyance.

dance · music

This is the visual representation of the Ging (emanations) of Guru Rinpoche subduing the Jyungpo Nyulema (obstacles to the Dharma) demons through their clairvoyance.

dance

This is the visual representation of the Ging (emanations) of Guru Rinpoche subduing the Jyungpo Nyulema (obstacles to the Dharma) demons through their clairvoyance.

dance · music

This is the visual representation of the Ging (emanations) of Guru Rinpoche subduing the Jyungpo Nyulema (obstacles to the Dharma) demons through their clairvoyance.

dance

Dance of the Judgement of the Dead (Raksha Mangcham) This is based on the Bardo thoedrol (book of the Dead), a text hidden by Guru rinpoche and rediscovered later by Karma Lingpa (14th century).

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Dance of the Judgement of the Dead (Raksha Mangcham) This is based on the Bardo thoedrol (book of the Dead), a text hidden by Guru rinpoche and rediscovered later by Karma Lingpa (14th century).

dance

This is the visual representation of the Ging (emanations) of Guru Rinpoche subduing the Jyungpo Nyulema (obstacles to the Dharma) demons through their clairvoyance.

dance · music

This is the visual representation of the Ging (emanations) of Guru Rinpoche subduing the Jyungpo Nyulema (obstacles to the Dharma) demons through their clairvoyance.

dance · music

María Pagés (born 1963) is a modern Spanish flamenco dancer and choreographer based in Madrid, Spain. María Jesús Pagés Madrigal was born in Seville, Spain, and began dancing professionally with the Antonio Gades Company.

music · festival

The year 2003 marked the 10th anniversary of the installation and consecration of the Buddha Statue at Buddha Jayanti Park.

dance

dance

Woman dancing in slow motion on a Rajasthani folk song Padharo Mare desh and Ghoomar. Ghoomar is a traditional folk dance of Rajasthan, India and Sindh‚ Pakistan.

dance

The Ainu dance is one of Japan's significant intangible folk cultural assets. It is also registered as the World Intangible Cultural Heritage by the UNESCO in 2009.

dance · forest

The Siddhi, also known as Habshi, are an Indian and Pakistani ethnic group of Black African and/or Afro-Arab descent.

dance · forest

The Siddhi, also known as Habshi, are an Indian and Pakistani ethnic group of Black African and/or Afro-Arab descent.

festival · dance

Thailand dance group performing their traditional dance known as Fawn Ngiew dance during the Sangai Festival in India. Thai people believe that if any couples crack the coconut shells during the dance, they will get married.

temple · dance

Thai dancers perform at Erawan Shrine, Thailand. People in large number offer prayer and seek blessing.

Thailand·temple · dance

Thai women visit Brahma temple to pray, dancers perform at Erawan shrine in Bangkok. Erawan Shrine in Bangkok is Brahman, not strictly Buddhist. And yet, this famous shrine attracts more visitors than many of the city's temples.

highway · temple

Traffic and Bangkok seem to be synonymous. From cars, buses, the Skytrain to pedestrians and bikers, everyone seems to be jostling for space.

temple · dance

With traffic, the Skytrain and the Sky bridge in the background, the Erawan shrine seems to be an unlikely spot for prayers, yet it is a busy shrine with devotees thronging to it at all times.

dance · politics

Bhaskar's Art Academy presenting Ashokvanam during Ramayana mela at the Ficci Auditorium, Delhi. Bhaskar’s Arts Academy began in 1952, when founder K.P.