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Tsechus of Bhutan

by Heather Mcneice (Australia)

Bhutan

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A Tsechu is a Buddhist festival that takes place annually in towns and villages across Bhutan. In Paro, in western Bhutan, the Tsechu is held in a courtyard of the magnificent Rinpung Dzong, a fortress dating back to the 17th century.
A Tsechu is a Buddhist festival that takes place annually in towns and villages across Bhutan. In Paro, in western Bhutan, the Tsechu is held in a courtyard of the magnificent Rinpung Dzong, a fortress dating back to the 17th century.
The Bhutanese don their finest traditional dress to attend the Tsechu, where sacred dances, called Cham, are performed by monks. Here, spectators reverently watch the arrival of the Black Hat dancers.
The Bhutanese don their finest traditional dress to attend the Tsechu, where sacred dances, called Cham, are performed by monks. Here, spectators reverently watch the arrival of the Black Hat dancers.
Tsechus are a riot of sound and colour, with monks dressed in elaborate costumes of silk and brocade swirling and twirling to the hypnotic rhythm of drums and horns.
Tsechus are a riot of sound and colour, with monks dressed in elaborate costumes of silk and brocade swirling and twirling to the hypnotic rhythm of drums and horns.
A dancer stares out from beneath his brightly painted mask. The mask represents one of the real and imaginary animals in the Drametse Ngacham (Dance of the Drums of Drametse), an important mask dance that lasts between two and three hours.
A dancer stares out from beneath his brightly painted mask. The mask represents one of the real and imaginary animals in the Drametse Ngacham (Dance of the Drums of Drametse), an important mask dance that lasts between two and three hours.
Long before dawn on the last day of the Paro Tsechu, devotees flock to the unfurling of a precious appliqué banner (called a Thongdrol) depicting Padmasambhava, one of Bhutan's most revered Buddhist saints. To witness the Thongdrol is to receive a great blessing.
Long before dawn on the last day of the Paro Tsechu, devotees flock to the unfurling of a precious appliqué banner (called a Thongdrol) depicting Padmasambhava, one of Bhutan's most revered Buddhist saints. To witness the Thongdrol is to receive a great blessing.

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