Cham Dance    

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Context

• Recently, a documentary 'Dance of Liberation of the Lamas' captured the spiritual experience of the Cham.

About

• The Cham Dance is a vibrant masked and costumed ritual with roots in Buddhism.
• Associated with the Tibetan Buddhism it is a religious tradition performed by monks.
• The ritual is performed for the greater good of humanity, destruction of bad spirits and for moral instruction to viewers.
• The dance ritual of Cham is till date practiced in Himalayas, especially in places where Tibetan Buddhism prospered in India- Ladakh, Dharamshala, Lahaul Valley, Spiti Valley & Sikkim, and Bhutan and Tibet.
• The dance is the highlight of Buddhist festivals and special events of the monasteries.

https://www.thehindu.com/events/dance-of-the-lamas/article36676363.ece