The Pachham dance at Mongar Tsechu.
Merely witnessing the Pa Cham, or the Dance of the Heroes, is believed to bless the spectators. The dance is performed to invoke the presence of Guru Rinpoche and his entourage; viewing it lays the foundations for being reborn in Guru Rinpoche’s pure land of Zangdok Palri. Pa Cham performers wear five-lobed crowns and no masks, according to the tradition of Terton Pema Lingpa (1450-1521), who
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