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Chaam Atsaras
© Penelope Gan – All Rights Reserved – Phodong Monastery – Sikkim, INDIA
Similar to other religious theatrical performances in other parts of the world, Atsaras (jokers) plays an important part in Chaams. Their movement in the dance are not governed by any religious rule but rather they are granted considerable freedom of movement up to [...]
14th Dalai Lama
© Penelope Gan – All Rights Reserved – Tibetan Refugee Self Help Centre (TRSHC), Darjeeling, INDIA
Being an inspiration for 6 million Tibetans, and the approximate 100,000 impoverished Tibetan refugees in India and Nepal who had followed his lead into exile, it is no surprised that photos and newspaper cuttings (in various languages) of the 72*-year-old [...]
Kagyed Mahakala Chaam
© Penelope Gan – All Rights Reserved – Phodong Monastery – Sikkim, INDIA
The Kagyed Mahakala Chaam (dance of the Great Protector) is performed by monks on the same days across a few Kagyupa monasteries in Sikkim, Ladakh and Nepal in honour of the Mahakala after seven days and night of rigorous reading of the Buddhism [...]
Malaysian Chinese Opera
© Penelope Gan – All Rights Reserved – Performers Backstage – Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
Chinese opera has been reduced to nothing more than an incidental ‘performance’ limited to temple celebrations and festivals that are often associated with the spiritual need to appease and honour deities. Couple with poorly constructed makeshift stages, unhygienic living conditions, worn-out costumes [...]
Raising Wind Horse
© Penelope Gan – All Rights Reserved – Rohtang Pass, Himachal Pradesh, INDIA
Luang Ta. It ‘carries’ the ‘Wish Fulfilling Jewel of Enlightenment’. Hence, it is the most prevalent prayer flag flown.
Found strung along mountain ridges and peaks high in the Himalayas to bless the surroundings, prayer flags is apparently unknown in other branches of Buddhism [...]
Visiting Luang Phor Khoon
© Penelope Gan – All Rights Reserved – Nakonratchasima, THAILAND
Look closer. This is not Sak Yant – the protective tattoos believed to not only ward off evil but have abilities to even stop bullets. Nor was this taken at Wat Bang (Buddhist Temple) Phra – the place flocked by thousands of people from Thailand and [...]