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)
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Traditional Thai dancers perform on a lighted stage at the night market in downtown Chiang Rai, Thailand.
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Traditionally dressed girls from the Hillmiri tribe near Daporjio, Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India, India, Asia
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Drummers and dancers at a performance of Kandy dancers, Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia
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Sorathi folk dance, pokhra, nepal Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox
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A Tempyo Gyoretsu Procession (Japanese people dress up as nobles and court ladies from the time of the Tempyo Period 729-749ad) in front of the Great Buddha Hall (daibutsuden) of the Todai-ji temple (Eastern Great Temple), which is a Buddhist temple complex and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the city of Nara, Japan.
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Thailand, Chiang Mai, Annual Chiang Mai Flower Festival, Parade Float
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, October 25, 2014 : The changing of the guard demonstration at Gyeongbokgung Palace on October 25, 2014 in Seoul, South Korea, Asia
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The Khasi Tribe adorned in their traditional attire attended and performed a dance on the occasion of Khasi Seng Kut Snem 2024, organized by the Khasi Social Council. Khasi Seng Kut Snem, a traditional year-end festival of the Khasi community in the Greater Sylhet Division, was held at the Magurchhara Khasia Punji field in Kamalganj, Moulvibazar Upazila. Sylhet, Bangladesh.
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China, Guizhou, two smiling young Miao women wearing traditional dresses and headdresses
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Vagad Festivals, Dungarpur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox
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Costumed dancers at religious festivity with many visitors, Paro Tsechu, Bhutan
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Korea, Changkyong Kung Palace MR47-01/02/03/04
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Woman praying
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Asia, Bhutan, Thimphu, Autumn Tsechu festival at Trashi Chhoe Dzong
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Girls in traditional Kazakhstan dress await the arrival of the Soyuz TMA-18 crew at the Karaganda airport in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft, carrying Expedition 24 Commander Alexander Skvortsov and Flight Engineers Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Mikhail Kornienko, landed, near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010. Russian Cosmonauts Skvortsov and Kornienko and NASA Astronaut Caldwell Dyson, are returning from six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 23 and 24 crews.
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Hakucho White Swan (White Heron) festival, Sensoji Temple, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Asia
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Hawaii, Big Island, Merrie Monarch Hui O Kamalei Kumu, Kamalei Sataraka
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NUKUS, UZBEKISTAN - MAY 6, 2019: Three traditionally dressed folk dancers in Nukus, Uzbekistan, Asia
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Mexico, Chiapas, San Cristobal De Las Casas, Zapatista Demonstration With Indigenous Indian People Gathered Outside Yellow Building
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Woman of the Dard ethnic group during the opening parade of the Ladakh Festival. The Ladakh Festival is held every year in the first two weeks of Sept...
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sheynam villagers performing folk dance of the ladakh festival, ladakh, leh, Jammu and Kashmir, india Copyright: xSunilxKapadia/DinodiaxPhotox
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Thailand,Chiang Mai,Chiang Mai Flower Festival,Meo Hilltribe Girl on Festival Float
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Weaver with haft loom, demonstration of traditional Mayan weaving, Ajto, Guatemala, Central America
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Buddhist nuns under a Banyan tree decorated for the Buddhist full moon celebration at the Mendut temple (UNESCO World Heritage Site), a ninth-century Buddhist temple, located in Mendut village, not far from Yogjakarta, located in central Java Island, Indonesia.
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Ghana, People, Ashanti, View Looking Down On Group Of Ashanti People Gathered At A Funeral Dressed In Red The Colour Of Mourning
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Traditional pow wow dancer 9 year old Jaydean (Lakota) dressed in colorful regalia and beaded hair band holds up a feather fan against a black background.
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Thailand, Chiang Mai, Wat Phra Singh, Two Karen Women Finding Their Shoes On Steps Upon Leaving A Ceremony
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Vietnam. Visitors from Ho Chi Minh City, government at historic temple celebrating Tet aka New Year.
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Pilgrims on queue to enter the traditional Tsechu (festival), Thimphu, Bhutan
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The members of a local traditional Buryat wedding ceremony on Olkhon Island, Siberia, Russia.
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Thai women in traditional dresses in New Year Festival, low section; Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Gayan bayan singing and playing musical instruments culture of Assam India NO MR Copyright: xAngeloxD Silva/DinodiaxPhotox
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Drums called atabaque in Brazil being played during a ceremony typical of Umbanda, an Afro-Brazilian religion where they are the main instruments, Brasil
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Ishiyama Wakamiya Daimyojin Shinto shrine within the walls of Osaka Castle, Japan
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China, Beijing. Beiputuo temple and film studio - Chinese New Year Spring Festival - guards in traditional costume.
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Okinawa, Japan, January 02, 2015: Dressed-up people performing a show at the traditional New Year celebration at Shuri-jo castle, Asia
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China,Hong Kong,Kowloon,Wong Tai Sin,Wong Tai Sin Temple,Taoist Priests in Ceremonial Costume
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Adygea Adygea, Russia - September 22, 2018: young Circassian girls in traditional outfits dance on stage at the Adyghe cheese festival Copyright: xZoonar.com/gutaperx 18930171
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Monks of the black cap order with wind instruments, Tshurpu Convent near Lhasa, Tibet
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Central America, Guatemala: Antigua, Posada Don Rodrigo, marimbas, July.
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National Asian Pacific American Heritage Month program in Exhibit Hall, featuring performance by Chinese traditional dance group
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Entertaining villagers during street festival, traveling dance troupe dressed in foreign Mexican costumes dances under volcano, San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala
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Tibetan festival, groups of girls and boys wearing traditional costume, Leh, Ladakh district, Jammu and Kashmir, India, South Asia, Asia
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Corpus Christi procession, Fischbachau, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
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Puppets of a puppeteer, Jaipur, Rajasthan, North India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Thailand, Isan, Silk Festival, young man participating at silk festival. (Editorial Usage Only)
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Kerala Kathakali Centre in Kochi,Southeast India,Asia
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Korea,Seoul,Deoksugung Palace,Changing of the Guard Ceremony
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Drummers rehearse inauguration ceremony, pune, maharashtra, India, Asia Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox
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Asia, Bhutan, Thimphu, cultural show
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India, Karnataka, Two woman in traditional saris making offerings in sea; Gokarna
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Asia, China, Yunnan Province, Jianchuang County. Traditionally dressed Bai couple sing at Shibaoshan festival (Editorial Usage Only)
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North America, USA, IL, Chicago. Chinese Autumn Moon Festival, celebrated after Fall harvest.
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Kogi Indians Sierra Santa Marta Colombia
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Choir in traditional dress, Holsteinborg, Greenland, Inuit, Sissimiut, North America
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Living Legacy Awards event, recognizing contributions to Native American arts promotion, at Department of Interior headquarters, Washington, D.C.
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Akha hill tribe girls wearing traditional costumes and headdresses standing at the northernmost point of Thailand, Mae Sai, Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Asia
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Horsemen with National flags at Naadam Festival, Mongolia
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Two waitresses dressed in traditional Mayan clothing at Marganzo restaurant, Campeche city, Campeche State, Mexico.