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Monk’s Cham Dance / Ladakh

April 27, 2021 1 min read

Just posting a video of a Cham Dance during Spituk Gustor held in winter.

See more photographs of costumes of monks including Pattu Hats, Gyaser brocades and textiles in monasteries here.

[Pictures of monks from Sikkim / Ladakh / Myanmar / Shaolin] [all photos taken in the last decade of travel]

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