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May 18th 2011
Published: November 22nd 2011
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If an eighth century saint answers a village’s prayer to cure a leprosy epidemic, it is only fitting that the miracle be commemorated for ever after in dance and colour and panache. And when that village is in Bhutan, the dance and colour and panache are truly fabulous. On my first trip to Bhutan, I’d been lucky enough to go to one of the biggest festivals in the country, the Tsechu held in ... Read Full Entry



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Elizabeth Weir
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I decided in early 2006 that I'd had enough of the London rat-race and the career thing - at least, for the time being - and that I'd like to take some time out: "me time", as it were; time to do at least some of the things that I'd been thinking about doing over the last few years but hadn't been able to fit in around work and client demands. So here I am: backpack to the ready (to be honest, it had never really been put away after my '93-'94 round-the-world trip), and a gazillion ideas about how to fill the next xx months..... (And, no, I've no idea when I'll go back to the "real" worl... full info
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folk dancersfolk dancers
folk dancers
Yakchoe dancerYakchoe dancer
Yakchoe dancer
detail on the Ura templedetail on the Ura temple
detail on the Ura temple
the Yakchoe orchestrathe Yakchoe orchestra
the Yakchoe orchestra
view from the road between Jakar and Uraview from the road between Jakar and Ura
view from the road between Jakar and Ura
Looking across the intersection of valleys near here, we could say with a degree of certainty that we hiked "from that cloud, to that cloud, to that cloud..."
Yakchoe dancersYakchoe dancers
Yakchoe dancers
leaving the stageleaving the stage
leaving the stage
dancing in the raindancing in the rain
dancing in the rain
walking back to Tashi's for lunchwalking back to Tashi's for lunch
walking back to Tashi's for lunch
the early stages of the Dance of the Judgment of the Deadthe early stages of the Dance of the Judgment of the Dead
the early stages of the Dance of the Judgment of the Dead
the Black Spirit arrivesthe Black Spirit arrives
the Black Spirit arrives
Yakchoe dancerYakchoe dancer
Yakchoe dancer
"boys will be boys""boys will be boys"
"boys will be boys"
young spectatorsyoung spectators
young spectators
behind the masksbehind the masks
behind the masks



1st December 2011

Lynn
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Considering that you've been in Australia for months, I was surprised to see that your latest blog was on Bhutan! Either way, it's fabulous, with terrific pictures, as always!

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