Ladakhi carpet weaving

Ladakh

Ladakh Cham (Spituk Gustor)Cham

The Buddhist-mask dance of the Ladakhi monastery — performed at the annual Gustor festival of the Spituk, Thiksey, Hemis and Diskit monasteries, with the masked dance of the protector deities of Tibetan-Buddhism.

Ladakh

Ladishah (Ladakh)Ladishah

The folk-song-and-dance tradition of the Ladakhi people — performed at the community gatherings and the wedding cycle, with the song-cycle and the small coordinated stepping of the Ladakhi Buddhist tradition.

Ladakh

Yak Chaam (Yak Dance, Ladakh)Yak Chaam

The yak-dance of the Ladakhi Tibetan Buddhist monastery — performed at the Losar and the Gustor festivals with the costume of the yak (the long-haired mountain ox of the high Himalayas).