Hemis Monastery is the largest and best-known gompa in Ladakh. It is 40 kms from Leh. It was built in 1630.The festival falls on the 10th day (Tse-Chu) of the Tibetan lunar month.The head lama presides over the festival.
Only four of us returned on Day 2 and we had front row seats in the main courtyard.
The musicians trumpet in a new day of the festival
Day 2 even more wrathful than the first!
Black hats
The Five Tehog Len, who work against Buddha's dharma and peace
Final dance - Mahe Dongchan - Buffalo Face - destroys an effigy of those who have comitted the ten most destructive crimes.
And when we returned to the hotel, an impromptu folk dancing presentation in the garden..
A very cultural day!
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