Monthly Archives: March 2010

The Dance of the Four Stags (Shacham)

In Religious Festivals, Ceremonies & Rituals, Bhutan | Updated: August 13, 2013 1:59 pm

This dance commemorates the vanquishing of the God of the Wind by Guru Rinpoche who commandeers the godâ€™s stag as […]

In Religious Festivals, Ceremonies & Rituals, Bhutan | Updated: August 13, 2013 1:59 pm

Dancers dressed in brocade and wearing masks of wrathful deities represent the entourage of one aspect of Guru Rinpoche, Guru […]

In Religious Festivals, Ceremonies & Rituals, Bhutan | Updated: August 31, 2013 2:35 pm

The Eight Aspects under which Guru Rinpoche manifested himself on various occasions appear in a procession with the principal aspect […]

In Religious Festivals, Ceremonies & Rituals, Bhutan | Updated: August 13, 2013 1:59 pm

This is the best-known dance of all, composed in the 16th century at Drametse Monastery in eastern Bhutan by a […]

In Religious Festivals, Ceremonies & Rituals, Bhutan | Updated: August 13, 2013 1:59 pm

A spectacular dance in which dancers representing Tantrists with supernatural powers take possession of the dancing area to drive out […]

In Performing Arts, Popular Songs & Dances, Bumthang | Updated: August 13, 2013 1:59 pm

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In Religious Festivals, Ceremonies & Rituals, Bhutan | Updated: September 11, 2017 11:02 pm

Festivals: Almost each village in Bhutan has its religious festival and the date varies slightly in the Western calendar as […]