Traditional Bhutanese Festivals

Vibrant scenes from Bhutan's traditional festivals, showcasing masked dancers and performers in colorful attire, celebrating cultural heritage through dance.

Bhutan, Punakha Dzong. Punakha Drubchen Festival, masked dancers. (Editorial Use Only)

Bhutan, Punakha Dzong. Punakha Drubchen Festival, masked dancers. (Editorial Use Only)

Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. Danza de Los Voladores from Patalan, Veracruz, Mexico. This dance is recognized by UNESCO - Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Thimphu, Bhutan - 28 September 2025: View of vibrant dancers in traditional attire, their colorful woven skirts contrasting against the white facade of the Thimphu Dromchoe festival.

Costumed dancers at religious festivity with many visitors, Paro Tshechu, Bhutan

Monks performing traditional Black Hat dance at the Wangdue Phodrang Tsechu, Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, Wangdue Phodrang Wangdi, Bhutan, Asia

International masquerade festival Surva in Pernik, Bulgaria Pernik, Bulgaria - January 27, 2024: The 30th International masquerade festival Surva in Pernik, Bulgaria. People with mask called Kukeri dance and perform to scare the evil spirits. Copyright: xZoonar.com/GeorgixDimitrovx 21252803

Thimphu, Bhutan - 28 September 2025: View of vibrant dancers in ornate masks and colorful costumes performing at the Thimphu Dromchoe festival, a spectacle of cultural heritage.

Tibetans dressed for religious shaman´s ceremony, Tongren, Qinghai Province, China, Asia

Dancer performing in the Paro Festival, Bhutan.

Dancers performing in the Paro 'Tsechu' or annual religious Bhutanese festival, Paro, Bhutan

Pakistan, Brum, Kalash festival

Tibetan women in traditional clothing at Horse Race Festival, Litang, western Sichuan, China

Mongolian performers in traditional dress, known as a Deel, prepare to dance in the opening of a Naadam festival held before the last day of field training exercises for Gobi Wolf 2022 in Bayankhongor, Mongolia, Sept. 9. Gobi Wolf is a disaster response exercise designed to test processes while maximizing realism through a series of scenarios. Participating countries also include Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the United Kingdom and Vietnam. (Alaska National Guard photo by Victoria Granado)

Buddhist monks performing masked dance during the Gangtey Tsechu at Gangte Goemba, Gangte, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia

TRONGSA, BHUTAN - JANUARY 6, 2017: Monks rehearsing the dance of demons in the Lord of Death at Tsechu festival in the Trongsa Dzong in rural Bhutan. Monks rehearsing the dance of demons in the Lord of Death at Tsechu festival in the Trongsa Dzong in rural Bhutan. Trongsa Bhutan *** TRONGSA, BHUTAN 6. JANUAR 2017 Mönche proben den Tanz der Dämonen im Herrn des Todes beim Tsechu-Festival im Trongsa Dzong im ländlichen Bhutan Mönche proben den Tanz der Dämonen im Herrn des Todes beim Tsechu-Festival im Trongsa Dzong im ländlichen Bhutan Trongsa Bhutan Copyright: xoffenberggmx.dex

Tribal ritual dances at the Hornbill Festival, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia

Bhutan, Punakha Dzong. Punakha Drubchen Festival, masked dancers. (Editorial Use Only)

Paro. Bhutan. 03.22.05. Mask Dance at Paro Tsechu in the Kingdom of Bhutan. Tshechus are religious festivals of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism.

Guilin July 2011- In July many tourist visit the Miao Minorities Village to meet this people and know more about their culture

Mexico, Chihuahua, Copper Canyon. Tarahumara dolls. THIS IMAGE HAS SOME RESTRICTIONS FOR US LAND TOUR OPERATORS. PLEASE CALL FOR INFORMATION

A group of women of the Hwalien tribes in traditional dress during harvest festival, August_September, in Taiwan, Asia

LEH, INDIA - SEPTEMBER 08, 2012: Dancers in traditional Ladakhi Tibetan costumes perform warlike dance at the Annual Festival of Ladakh Heritage in Leh, India. September 08, 2012

India, Jammu and Kashmir, Leh. Ladakhi girls prepare for a festival in traditional costumes.

Qiandongnan, China - 27 September 2025: View of women adorned in vibrant blue dresses and elaborate silver headdresses dancing before traditional dark wooden architecture.

Monks at masked dance festival at Keno Gompa Monastery, Tagong, Tibetan area, Sichuan, China

Taiwan, Changhua district, Changhua, Taoist ceremony organized by the group Goang Jiang Shou Goalu, the Eight Generals dance, three teenagers personifying war divinities which act as bodyguards for the Gods of the Taoist pantheon

Monks playing drums in Paro Festival, Paro, Bhutan

Asia, Bhutan, Haa Tshechu. Black Hat Dance and dancers.

Protector deity tames demons & negativity at the Monlam Chenpo, Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, China

Dance troops preform at the Litang Horse Festival, representing various regions of Kham - Sichuan Province, China, (Tibet)

Lahu girls in a mountain village with in traditional costume and headdress, dance at a harvest festival, Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Asia

Thimphu, Bhutan - 28 September 2025: View of vibrant dancers in ornate masks and costumes performing at the Thimphu Dromchoe festival before a captivated audience.

Monks performing traditional masked dance at the Wangdue Phodrang Tsechu, Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, Wangdue Phodrang Wangdi, Bhutan, Asia

Thimphu, Bhutan - 28 September 2025: View of dancers in vibrant costumes twirling amidst a crowd at Tashichho Dzong, a spectacle of color against the stark white walls and dark roof.

Naga tribesmen participating at the Stone pulling ceremony during Kisima Nagaland Hornbill festival, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia

Thai women in traditional dresses in New Year Festival, rear view; Chiang Mai, Thailand

India, Ladakh, Leh, Tibetan ceremony in Shanti Stupa with Tibetan monks and Tibetan traditional dances

Masked dancers with skulls representing impermanence at the Cham dances, Katok Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, China

Festival dancers, Bumthang, Bhutan, Asia

Buddhist monks performing masked dance during the Gangtey Tsechu at Gangte Goemba, Gangte, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia

Nepal, Mustang, traditional thangka festival

Dancers in masks enacting tales of Buddhist legend at festival, Paro, Bhutan

Thailand, Chiang Rai Province, Huai Khrai, Portrait Of A Young Lisu Woman In Her New Year Finery During A Dance

Kalash, Pakistan - 24 December 2025: View of Kalashi women adorned in vibrant traditional dresses, their colorful headdresses a striking contrast against the backdrop of mountainous terrain.

Costumed dancers at religious festival with many visitors, Paro Tsechu, Paro, Bhutan, Asia

Thimphu, Bhutan - 28 September 2025: View of a dancer twirling in vibrant traditional attire during the Thimphu Dromchoe festival, surrounded by a captivated audience.

Voladores, flying dancers, Xochimilco, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, Central America

Adivasi tribal men, faces and bodies decorated, wearing ornate headgear, dancing to celebrate Holi festival, Kavant, Gujarat, India, Asia

Thimphu, Bhutan - 28 September 2025: View of the vibrant Dromchoe festival as dancers twirl in a whirl of colorful costumes against the backdrop of a crowd in Thimphu.

Jakar, Bhutan - 24 September 2025: View of vibrant dancers in ornate masks and robes, framed by intricately painted doorways of the Dzong, creating a captivating cultural spectacle.

Nepal, Mustang, traditional festival

Llamerada Dancer In The Procession Of The Carnaval De Oruro, Oruro, Bolivia

LEH, INDIA - SEPTEMBER 08, 2012: Young dancers in traditional Ladakhi Tibetan costumes perform folk dance at the Annual Festival of Ladakh Heritage in Leh, India. September 08, 2012

Crow dances with owl to show enemys at peace at the Monlam Chenpo, Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, China

Japan, Kumano Hongu Taisha, annual festival, people,

Indigenous Salasaca Indians in traditional masks and headdresses, celebrating the Inti Raymi festival - or Festival of the Sun, Salasaca, Andes, Ecuador, June 2004.

LEH, INDIA, SEPTEMBER 08, 2012: Dancers in traditional Ladakhi Tibetan costumes perform warlike dance at the Annual Festival of Ladakh Heritage in Leh, India. September 08, 2012

LEH, INDIA - SEPTEMBER 08, 2012: Dancers in traditional Ladakhi Tibetan costumes perform warlike dance at the Annual Festival of Ladakh Heritage in Leh, India. September 08, 2012

Asia, Bhutan, Haa Tshechu. Dance of the Hero.

Thailand, Ubon Ratchathani, Candle Festival, Dancers. (Editorial Usage Only)

Bhutanese people performing the masked Cham Dance, Paro, Bhutan, Asia

Buddhist monks blowing conch shells by the Larviran Temple at the Erdene Zuu Monastery, Karakorum (Kharkhorin), Övörkhangai Province, Mongolia

China, Beijing, Ethnic Minorities Park. Tibetan style temple and cultural dancers

Ladakh, India, September 4, 2018: Group of dancers in traditional clothes performing on festival in Ladakh. Illustrative editorial, Asia

Monks dance in costumes at a festival, Lo Manthang, Nepal.

Bhutanese pilgrims Buddhist temple

Ecuador, Cuenca. Dancers dressed as Incas in folklore ballet troupe during annual parade and festival to celebrate founding of Cuenca in 1557. Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Asia, China, Yunnan Province, Diqing Prefecture, Benzilan village. Costumed Tibetan dance (Editorial Usage Only)

Jiarong Tibetan woman in traditional clothing celebrating Pear Flower Festival, Jinchuan, Sichuan Province, China

Group photo of young women from the Akha Pala ethnic group, traditional black dresses colorfully embroidered, colorful headdress, red necklaces, Ban Hongleuk village, Muang Khoua district, Phongsali province, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia

Karl May Festival Radebeul

Masked dancer tames demons & negativity

Japan, Gifu prefecture, Takayama (also known as Hida-Takayama), boys in traditional costumes and festival float (yatai) pulled through streets in Gonjunko Procession during Sanno Festival of Hie Jinja Shrine, held annually in April.

Bolivia, Sucre, Tarabuco, Male Dancers In Costume During Phujllay Celebrations.

Kyongju, Shila Traditional Dancing, Fans Dance

Men in procession during the Paro Festival, Paro, Bhutan

Dancer performing in the Paro Festival, Bhutan.

Asia, Cambodia. Cambodian folk dance

Protector deities dance at the Monlam Chenpo, Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (eastern, Tibet), Sichuan Province, China

Colourful Tibetan dance Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Monks of the black cap order with wind instruments, Tshurpu Convent near Lhasa, Tibet

Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, New Mexico, USA. Summer Feast Day Celebration. Tewa tribe. Procession to the dances.

Dancing Men wearing exaggerate costumes for the purpose of offering prayers and receiving blessings from the Goddess in Dasara Dussera Dusera Festival at Kulasai Kulasekharapatnam near Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Jakar, Bhutan - 24 September 2025: View of monks in vibrant crimson robes gracefully dancing with raised arms on the wooden floor of the ancient Dzong.

Chinese traditional dancers in Shanghai, China

Phyang Monastery, Ladakh, India. Portrait of Lama dancing in a demon mask and traditional Tibetan robes during festival. (Editorial Use Only)

Clowns in carved wooden masks entertaining spectators at the Wangdue Phodrang Tsechu, Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, Wangdue Phodrang Wangdi, Bhutan, Asia

Chakhesang (tribe), Nagaland, India

Myanmar (Burma), Sagaing State, Leshi, Naga women participating at the New year ceremony with other Naga tribes of North Myanmar

Parade dressed in Qing Dynasty royal clothing, Taierzhuang Ancient Town, Shandong Province, China

Mask dancers, Hemis Festival, Hemis Monastery, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

China, Guaizhau, Xidong, Miao people and traditional rice for Sisters' Meal Festival

A Thai Girl Dresses In An Akha Hill Tribe Costume, Chiang Mai, Thailand

China, Guaizhau, Xidong, Miao people and traditional rice for Sisters' Meal Festival

China, Guizhou Province, nr Zhaoxing. Dong women wear traditional clothes, while singing in a Dong festival.

Naxi performers in Dayan orchestra. Naxi music was banned during the Cultural Revolution and the musicians forced to hide their instruments. Lijiang, Yunnan Province, CHINA

Mexico, Jalisco, San Sebastiícn Teponahuaxtlicn, Change of authorities in Wixarica Community

Colorful dancers perform a dance during the Guelaguetza celebrations in the arena of San Antonino Castillo Velasco near Oaxaca, Mexico.

India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Hemis, Hemis Tsechu Buddhist Festival

Vintage Photograph. Traditional nepali dance performance captivates a vibrant crowd in a cultural celebration.

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