Shinjay pho mo cham at Nangkor tsechu
Resource #: 68807 (URL for reference)
Shinjay Pho Mo Cham (English )
Tibet and Himalayas: Monastic Dance, Bhutan Cultural Library
Location: Nangkor
Keywords: Cham, Nangkor, people
Description:
by Ngawang Loday
Shinjay Pho Mo Cham is a dance that represents the dance of male and female serpent that Bhutanese people believe to encounter after death, during the judgement day. The red masked dancer is a male serpent and the blue one a female.
Associated Resources
This resource was provided by Shejun (Documentation of Bhutan's Oral Cultures sponsored by Arcadia). The copyright holder is Shejun (only private uses permitted).
Resource type: Image
Photographer: Ngawang Loday
Photograph Date: 06/Oct/2014