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Photographs in Folk Knowledge and Customs

Senior Gomchen touches the Marchang flag A Gomchen pours alcohol back in the marchang pot A Gomchen performs marchang cermony Women (Tsepem) are singing and dancing Getting ready for Marchang ceremony Tsechu performer marches towards a stream for Threl ceremony Mask dancers and gomchen moving in line for Threl ceremony Musicians guiding the performers to Threl ceremony
A man with incense leads to threl Moving for Threl singing song Performers of Tsechu moving for Threl ceremony A gomchen doing away with serkem (offered alcohol) Children are in the group The Festival Dance performers Student volunteer for cleaning at Khar Tsechu Reception of Maymay Kamtang at Khar Tsechu
A Gong is hung by a pillar in the lhakhang Cooks of the Khar Tsechu are having porridge breakfast View of paddy feild. View of paddy feild. Dzongkhag cultural officer drafting an agreement between the people and dratshang The handing and taking of religious objects Members and representatives who came for the handing-taking of Lhakhang were having tea inside the Lhakhang A pancake that were served during the kangsoel
Dishes served on the lunch Sikkam paa dish served during the kangsoel Self serving the food during the lunch A woman making buckwheat noodles called puta Choje lama with the guests during the kangsoel A woman making buckwheat noodles called puta

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