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In the classical dance steps: Masks of the Himalayan region (Part 2)

In the classical dance steps: Masks of the Hima...

In an era when most masks and their associated rituals are gradually disappearing, we can still attempt to piece together fragments of the past through surviving examples.

In the classical dance steps: Masks of the Hima...

In an era when most masks and their associated rituals are gradually disappearing, we can still attempt to piece together fragments of the past through surviving examples.

Shaman, Guide of the Soul: Masks of the Himalayan Region (Part 2)

Shaman, Guide of the Soul: Masks of the Himalay...

As bridges between this life and the next (soul guides), shamans lead the vulnerable across uncertain existential chasms, opening every possible passage toward rebirth.

Shaman, Guide of the Soul: Masks of the Himalay...

As bridges between this life and the next (soul guides), shamans lead the vulnerable across uncertain existential chasms, opening every possible passage toward rebirth.

The yak-skin boat—the soul dancing on the upper reaches of the Lhasa River

The yak-skin boat—the soul dancing on the upper...

The boat rows toward the river's heart,  Pray the Dragon King withhold his wrath;  I live as I please,  Unbound by fate's decree.  — Tibetan Yak-Skin Boat Song

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The yak-skin boat—the soul dancing on the upper...

The boat rows toward the river's heart,  Pray the Dragon King withhold his wrath;  I live as I please,  Unbound by fate's decree.  — Tibetan Yak-Skin Boat Song

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A Picture Book Story You've Never Read Before:The Adventures of Kunga

A Picture Book Story You've Never Read Before:T...

One upon a time, in the Himalaya forests, there lived a family in a village. The father worked in his farm and the mother helped him in the farm and...

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A Picture Book Story You've Never Read Before:T...

One upon a time, in the Himalaya forests, there lived a family in a village. The father worked in his farm and the mother helped him in the farm and...

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When rockets are painted on thangka—contemporary Bhutanese art.

When rockets are painted on thangka—contemporar...

"Roads, traveling vehicles, dragons, rockets, horsemen, tigers..."—these are the symbolic motifs in Namgay's art.

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When rockets are painted on thangka—contemporar...

"Roads, traveling vehicles, dragons, rockets, horsemen, tigers..."—these are the symbolic motifs in Namgay's art.

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"Wearing divine masks transforms humans into gods who exorcise evils for mankind" — Tibetan Mask Tradition

"Wearing divine masks transforms humans into go...

Masks are part of humanity's primitive culture, originally stemming from ancient hunting, totem worship, and skull veneration.

"Wearing divine masks transforms humans into go...

Masks are part of humanity's primitive culture, originally stemming from ancient hunting, totem worship, and skull veneration.