Bernard Castelein / Man in traditional Monpa tribe dress (typical head dress made from Yak hair) during Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. January 2014.
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Bernard Castelein / Young monks watching monastic dance during Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. January 2014.
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Bernard Castelein / Vendor with Yak butter during the Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. January 2014.
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Bernard Castelein / Vender with Yak butter during the Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. January 2014.
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Bernard Castelein / Young Buddhist monk watching dance rehearsals one day before the Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery,Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. January 2014.
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Bernard Castelein / Buddhist nun cleaning the gompa after a prayer during the Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery,Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. January 2014.
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Bernard Castelein / Monks leaving the gompa after a prayer during the Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. January 2014.
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Bernard Castelein / Monks rehearsing dance the day before the Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. January 2014.
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Bernard Castelein / Monks preparing themselves for the dance rehearsal, the day before the Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. January 2014.
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Bernard Castelein / Young monk serving Yak tea during pudja break. Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. January 2014.
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Bernard Castelein / Old lady in traditional Monpa tribe dress (typical head dress made from Yak hair) with prayer mill at the Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. January 2014...
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Bernard Castelein / Monks rehearsing dance the day before the Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. January 2014.
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Bernard Castelein / Monks rehearsing dance the day before the Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. January 2014.
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Bernard Castelein / Young monks playing marbles during a break at the Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. January 2014.
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Bernard Castelein / Young monks playing marbles during a break at the Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. January 2014.
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Bernard Castelein / Ladies in traditional Monpa tribe dress (typical head dress made from Yak hair) during Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery,Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. January 2014.
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Bernard Castelein / Man in traditional Monpa tribe dress (typical head dress made from Yak hair) during Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery,Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. January 2014.
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Bernard Castelein / Ladies in traditional Monpa tribe dress (typical head dress made from Yak hair) during Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery,Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. January 2014.
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Bernard Castelein / Young monk at Torgya festival with plastic toy gun. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery,Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. January 2014.
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Bernard Castelein / Young monks spectating at Torgya festival with plastic toy gun. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery,Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. January 2014.
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Bernard Castelein / Man in traditional Monpa tribe dress (typical head dress made from Yak hair) during Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. January 2014.
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Bernard Castelein / Young monk playing with homemade hoop toy during Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. January 2014.
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Bernard Castelein / Young monk playing with homemade hoop toy during Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. January 2014.
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Bernard Castelein / Old lady in traditional Monpa tribe dress (typical head dress made from Yak hair) with prayer mill at the Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. January 2014...
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Bernard Castelein / A monk and two ladies in traditional Monpa tribe dress watching the rehearsal of dances in preparation for the Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. January...
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Bernard Castelein / Young monk watching rehearsal of dances in preparation for the Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. January 2014.
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Bernard Castelein / Buddhist monks playing long trumpets (Lawa) during Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. January 2014.
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Bernard Castelein / Monks and dancers walk in procession out of the monastery with the 'Cake' (containing all the evil) to be burned at the end of the first day of the Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery,Tawan...
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Bernard Castelein / Monks and dancers walk in procession out of the monastery with the 'Cake' (containing all the evil) to be burned at the end of the first day of the Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery,Tawan...
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Bernard Castelein / Monks and dancers walk in procession out of the monastery with the 'Cake' (containing all the evil) to be burned at the end of the first day of the Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery,Tawan...
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Bernard Castelein / Carrying the 'Cake' (containing all the evil) out of the monastery to be burned at the end of the first day of the Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery,Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Janu...
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Bernard Castelein / Buddhist monks playing long trumpets (Lawa) during Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. January 2014.
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Bernard Castelein / Buddhist monks playing long trumpets (Lawa) during Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. January 2014.
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Bernard Castelein / Buddhist monk playing trumpet during Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. January 2014.
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Bernard Castelein / Buddhist monks playing long trumpets (Lawa) during Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. January 2014.
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Bernard Castelein / Monastic dance during Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. January 2014.
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Bernard Castelein / Gonyingcham, a dance performed in reference to the heavenly angels mentioned in Tantrayana Buddhism. These angels represent the beautiful girls from different villages of the Mon region. Torgya festiv...
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Bernard Castelein / Gonyingcham, a dance performed in reference to the heavenly angels mentioned in Tantrayana Buddhism. These angels represent the beautiful girls from different villages of the Mon region. Torgya festiv...
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Bernard Castelein / Gonyingcham, a dance performed in reference to the heavenly angels mentioned in Tantrayana Buddhism. These angels represent the beautiful girls from different villages of the Mon region. Torgya festiv...
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Bernard Castelein / Gonyingcham, a dance performed in reference to the heavenly angels mentioned in Tantrayana Buddhism. These angels represent the beautiful girls from different villages of the Mon region. Torgya festiv...
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Bernard Castelein / Gonyingcham, a dance performed in reference to the heavenly angels mentioned in Tantrayana Buddhism. These angels represent the beautiful girls from different villages of the Mon region. Torgya festiv...
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Bernard Castelein / Gonyingcham, a dance performed in reference to the heavenly angels mentioned in Tantrayana Buddhism. These angels represent the beautiful girls from different villages of the Mon region. Torgya festiv...
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Bernard Castelein / Gonyingcham, a dance performed in reference to the heavenly angels mentioned in Tantrayana Buddhism. These angels represent the beautiful girls from different villages of the Mon region. Torgya festiv...
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Bernard Castelein / Gonyingcham, a dance performed in reference to the heavenly angels mentioned in Tantrayana Buddhism. These angels represent the beautiful girls from different villages of the Mon region. Torgya festiv...
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Bernard Castelein / Gonyingcham, a dance performed in reference to the heavenly angels mentioned in Tantrayana Buddhism. These angels represent the beautiful girls from different villages of the Mon region. Torgya festiv...
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Bernard Castelein / Gonyingcham, a dance performed in reference to the heavenly angels mentioned in Tantrayana Buddhism. These angels represent the beautiful girls from different villages of the Mon region. Torgya festiv...
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Bernard Castelein / Janakcham (monastic dance). This dance has been performed from the beginning of Buddhist era in order to serve mankind and to restore peace in the animal kingdom. The dancers are wearing Tantric costu...
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Bernard Castelein / Janakcham (monastic dance). This dance has been performed from the beginning of Buddhist era in order to serve mankind and to restore peace in the animal kingdom. The dancers are wearing Tantric costu...
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Bernard Castelein / Janakcham (monastic dance). This dance has been performed from the beginning of Buddhist era in order to serve mankind and to restore peace in the animal kingdom. The dancers are wearing Tantric costu...
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Bernard Castelein / Janakcham (monastic dance). This dance has been performed from the beginning of Buddhist era in order to serve mankind and to restore peace in the animal kingdom. The dancers are wearing Tantric costu...
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Bernard Castelein / Janakcham (monastic dance). This dance has been performed from the beginning of Buddhist era in order to serve mankind and to restore peace in the animal kingdom. The dancers are wearing Tantric costu...
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Bernard Castelein / Janakcham (monastic dance). This dance has been performed from the beginning of Buddhist era in order to serve mankind and to restore peace in the animal kingdom. The dancers are wearing Tantric costu...
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Bernard Castelein / Jacham (bird dance / monastic dance). The message of this dance is that all animals (domesticated and wild) have the right to live freely on earth without violence, cruelty or suffering. It conveys th...
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Bernard Castelein / Jacham (bird dance / monastic dance). The message of this dance is that all animals (domesticated and wild) have the right to live freely on earth without violence, cruelty or suffering. It conveys th...
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Bernard Castelein / Jacham (bird dance / monastic dance). The message of this dance is that all animals (domesticated and wild) have the right to live freely on earth without violence, cruelty or suffering. It conveys th...
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Bernard Castelein / Jacham (bird dance / monastic dance). The message of this dance is that all animals (domesticated and wild) have the right to live freely on earth without violence, cruelty or suffering. It conveys th...
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Bernard Castelein / Jacham (bird dance / monastic dance). The message of this dance is that all animals (domesticated and wild) have the right to live freely on earth without violence, cruelty or suffering. It conveys th...
01482354
Bernard Castelein / Jacham (bird dance / monastic dance). The message of this dance is that all animals (domesticated and wild) have the right to live freely on earth without violence, cruelty or suffering. It conveys th...
01482353
Bernard Castelein / Jacham (bird dance / monastic dance). The message of this dance is that all animals (domesticated and wild) have the right to live freely on earth without violence, cruelty or suffering. It conveys th...
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Bernard Castelein / Jacham (bird dance / monastic dance). The message of this dance is that all animals (domesticated and wild) have the right to live freely on earth without violence, cruelty or suffering. It conveys th...
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Bernard Castelein / Graicham (a monastic dance) performed after accomplishing the Jarpuga ceremonial rites which lasted for a period of three days. The twelve dancers representing Dorge Jigjes assistant, Shenti Dowo, car...
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Bernard Castelein / Graicham (a monastic dance) performed after accomplishing the Jarpuga ceremonial rites which lasted for a period of three days. The twelve dancers representing Dorge Jigjes assistant, Shenti Dowo, car...
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Bernard Castelein / Graicham (a monastic dance) performed after accomplishing the Jarpuga ceremonial rites which lasted for a period of three days. The twelve dancers representing Dorge Jigjes assistant, Shenti Dowo, car...
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Bernard Castelein / Young monk watching Zamcham (one of the monastic dances). This dance is performed to safeguard the venue, which has been neutralized by the preceding Phagcham (pig dance). Torgya festival. Galdan Namg...
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Bernard Castelein / Young monk watching Zamcham (one of the monastic dances). This dance is performed to safeguard the venue, which has been neutralized by the preceding Phagcham (pig dance). Torgya festival. Galdan Namg...
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Bernard Castelein / Young monks watching Zamcham (one of the monastic dances). This dance is performed to safeguard the venue, which has been neutralized by the preceding Phagcham (pig dance). Torgya festival. Galdan Nam...
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Bernard Castelein / Young monks watching Zamcham (one of the monastic dances). The performers in this dance wear wrathful masks and the dance is performed to safeguard the venue, which has been neutralized by the precedi...
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Bernard Castelein / Zamcham (monastic dance). The performers in this dance wear wrathful masks and the dance is performed to safeguard the venue, which has been neutralized by the preceding Phagcham (pig dance). Torgya f...
01482343
Bernard Castelein / Zamcham (monastic dance). The performers in this dance wear wrathful masks and the dance is performed to safeguard the venue, which has been neutralized by the preceding Phagcham (pig dance). Torgya f...
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Bernard Castelein / Zamcham (monastic dance). The performers in this dance wear wrathful masks and the dance is performed to safeguard the venue, which has been neutralized by the preceding Phagcham (pig dance). Torgya f...
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Bernard Castelein / Zamcham (monastic dance). The performers in this dance wear wrathful masks and the dance is performed to safeguard the venue, which has been neutralized by the preceding Phagcham (pig dance). Torgya f...
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Bernard Castelein / Zamcham (monastic dance). The performers in this dance wear wrathful masks and the dance is performed to safeguard the venue, which has been neutralized by the preceding Phagcham (pig dance). Torgya f...
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Bernard Castelein / Phagcham (Pig dance / monastic dance). The monks perform this monastic dance, wearing the mask of a pig and draped in traditional dress, to neutralize the dance courtyard of the monastery. Torgya fest...
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Bernard Castelein / Old Buddhist monk looking at the preparations for the Torgya festival. Galdan Namge Lhatse Monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. January 20104.
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Bernard Castelein / Buddhist pilgrim sitting by a prayer wheel in Galdan Namge Lhatse monastery. Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India, February 2011.
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Bernard Castelein / Two young Buddhist monks after the morning Pudja in the Galdan Namge Lhatse monastery. Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India, February 2011.
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Bernard Castelein / Young Buddhist monk looking at a mask representing 'Yab'. Galdan Namge Lhatse monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India, February 2011.
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Bernard Castelein / Young buddhist monk drinking, Galdan Namge Lhatse monastery / Golden Age Lhatse monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India 2005
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Bernard Castelein / Young buddhist monk in Galdan Namge Lhatse monastery / Golden Age Lhatse monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India 2005
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Bernard Castelein / Young buddhist monk in Galdan Namge Lhatse monastery / Golden Age Lhatse monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India 2005
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Bernard Castelein / Buddhist woman spinning prayer wheel in Galdan Namge Lhatse monastery / Golden Age Lhatse monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India 2005
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Bernard Castelein / Young buddhist monk using prayer wheel in Galdan Namge Lhatse monastery / Golden Age Lhatse monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India 2005
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Bernard Castelein / Galdan Namge Lhatse buddist monastery / Golden Age Lahtse monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India 2005
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Bernard Castelein / Two young buddhist monks in Galdan Namge Lhatse monastery /Golden Age Lhatse monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India 2005
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Bernard Castelein / Buddhist woman spinning prayer wheel in Galdan Namge Lhatse monastery / Golden Age Lhatse monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India 2005
