Ceremony and Tibetan Dance in the Himalaya, Nepal
Devotion to the Buddha with chanting of Tibetan sutras, followed by a ceremony to dispel demons and a mask dance (symbolizing the old Bon gods as demons subdued by Buddhism). Seen in the village of Lho at 3000 meters in the Manaslu Conservation District / Gorkha District in the Nepal Himalaya. Conducted by Buddhist monks who walked up from a monastery down the valley and camped here for a week. The young lama who symbolically stabs evil spirits etc. is probably considered a reincarnation of an earlier lama. April 2009, prior to the spring planting of barley.
Aw geez. . . ancient ceremony, and they’re using those ugly white plastic molded resin chairs. So sad.
It breaks my heart that this tradition is dissipating.
Glad you like it. Watch this space. . . I have some more quite amazing video material from Nepal that I’m editing.
Great video Spencer! It was an amazing experience.
Excellent video.
5 stars.