It’s situated near the north Indian town of Baijnath in Himachal Pradesh, and belongs to the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. Some of its monks come from exiled Tibetan families ...

Thangkas often focus on a specific deity and scene, and their form and surrounding ... The Tucci Expeditions and Buddhist Painting exhibition, Tibetan thangkas were originally created for the purpose ...

was performed by Buddhist monks dressed in elaborate costumes and masks representing deities and guardian spirits. Accompanied by traditional Tibetan instruments like dungchen (long horns ...

It’s situated near the north Indian town of Baijnath in Himachal Pradesh, and belongs to the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. Some of its monks come from exiled Tibetan families ...

Behind them towered the wrathful Buddhist diety Mahakala with his crown of skulls, carrying a bowl of blood and the legendary weapon Vajra. The cham dance is performed in this monastery in the ...