Atsara clowns and hunter Gonpo Dorji with locals watching them during Shingkhar rabney festival.
The stag and hound dance of Bhutanese festivals displays in a form of play based on biography of Jetsun Milarepa. A man carrying bow and arrow represents hunter Gonpo Dorji and he his also known as Acho.
Generally, the term atsara is said to have derived from the Sanskrit word acharya for holy teacher. Atsara clowns are believed to be the represents of Mahasiddhas who after extinguishing all
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