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Masked clowns at the Gangtey Monastery, Gangteng, Bhutan #66946045
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Masked clowns, Atsaras, are mimic a dance during the Black-necked crane Festival at the Gangtey Monastery also known as Gantey Gompa, Gangten, Bhutan. The masked clowns who mimic the dancers and the people are the only one who are allowed to mock religious dancers and ceremony in a society that treats religious things with respect. Gangtey Monastery is an important monastery of Nyingmapa school of
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