More Pictures from 10/19/2017
Apa brings our first breakfast
Apa performing lay monk duties
Chanting Buddhist prayers
Musicians play dungchen brass horns
Musicians play dungchen brass horns
Musicians play jaling (oboes)
Lhaki, Ama, and Passa
Serving butter tea and rice
Checking the attendance roster
We lit this two-wicked butter lamp, which will burn for two days
Kinley and Jamtsho
Bue keeps Craig company while he gets dressed
Sonam, Steph, and Craig in traditional dress
Sonam, Steph, and Craig in front of the thongdrel
Steph, Sonam, and Craig ready to watch the tsechu (photo courtesy of the family)
Steph, Craig, and Dasho
Dhendup, Bue, and Pema
Ju Ging (Wand Dance)
Ju Ging (Wand Dance)
Ju Ging (Wand Dance)
Atsaras teasing the crowd
Dri Gingh (Sword Dance)
Dri Gingh (Sword Dance)
Cousins: Tshering Yangzom and Bumchu
Chimi, Kezang, Kinley, Tshering, and Bumchu
Steph, Bumchu, Craig, and Kinley (photo courtesy of the family)
Bue
Apa and Sonam
Tshering and Dhendup (photo courtesy of the family)
Lhaki, Tenzin, Jamtsho, Dhendup, Ama, Apa, Phub Pem, Sonam
Tshering, Ama, Chimi, Phub Pem, Pema Tenzin, Choden, Dorjee Bidha, Kinley, Kezang, Tshering
Spectators watching the tsechu
Tshering Bidha, Kencho Dorji,Tshering, Ama, Chimi, Phub Pem, Pema Tenzin, Choden ,Dorjee Bidha, Kinley, Kezang, Tshering
Bue (photo courtesy of the family)
Passa
Kinley
Dasho and Craig
Steph and Lhaki
Atsara photobomb!
Apa prepares lunch
Enjoying lunch at the house
Family lunch
Kencho steals a nap
Tea at Dasho Karma Dorjee's house
Durdag (Skeleton Dance)
Tsechu spectators
Atsara selfie
Shawa Sachi (Dance of the Stag and Hunter)
Shawa Sachi (Dance of the Stag and Hunter)
Prayer wheel
Shawa Sachi (Dance of the Stag and Hunter)
Shawa Sachi (Dance of the Stag and Hunter)
Shawa Sachi (Dance of the Stag and Hunter)
Traditional dancers
Live music featuring Choden singing accompanied by dramyen (fretless lute) and flute
Stoking the fire
Dancing with Lhaki
