The Guru Tshengye Cham dance

The Guru Tshengye cham (the dance eight manifestation of Guru Rinpoche) dancers in Changlimithang Stadium. Religious dances or mask dances are called Cham. The masks represent saints and sages, male and female protective deities and legendary personages. The performance of the sacred mask dances is prelude by religious music of cymbals, drums, horns, conches and bells. The religious mask dance being sacred there is a taboo against expounding of the mystical significance of the mask dances unless one has mastered the Tantric sciences and received empowerment"s pertain to them. There are also pazzapa "s forming the outer circle. This Pazzap"s are wearing the chambop (metal head gear) and dali on their back. In the background we can see thousand of people crowding the stadium and behind them is the beautiful Sangaygang hill.[Dawa Dem 8/9/2009]