MR68 Sacred dances rehearsal

On the first day of the main festival of sacred dances at Shechen Monastery in Eastern Tibet the monks rehearse in plain monastic dress, adding some simple yellow scarves. Only on the second day will they wear their full costumes of brocade and wooden masks. A large crowd of enthusiastic lay spectators has already gathered. 1985. Treat yourself with an exhibition quality, fine art photographic print, signed by the hand of Matthieu Ricard, buddhist monk, photographer and author. He has also been the French interpreter of His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama since 1989. Some of the photographs in his collection are printed in limited edition, signed, numbered and delivered with a certificate of authenticity.