Masked Dancers at Hemis Monastery

A high-angle view of masked performers in traditional brocade robes dancing in a stone courtyard at Hemis Monastery, with a large thangka hanging on the white wall and a crowd of spectators watching from the gallery.

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A large, colorful thangka hangs on the white wall of a Bhutanese dzong, with a crowd of people in traditional gho and kira clothing gathered below amidst drifting smoke in the blue light of dawn.

A large crowd gathers in a valley at sunset to witness a procession of ornate, silk-covered palanquins carrying deity figures, accompanied by people playing large brass horns.

A group of monks in red robes walk through a sunlit courtyard of a monastery in Sikkim, adorned with colorful prayer flags and featuring a gilded roof with snow-capped mountains in the background.

Two monks in maroon robes stand on a stone parapet at dawn, playing long copper dungchen horns that extend out over a deep valley with mountains in the background.

The Potala Palace stands atop the Red Hill in Lhasa, featuring its iconic white and oxblood red walls against a clear blue sky, with rugged rocky terrain in the foreground.

A lone basketball player in a red uniform stands on an outdoor court beside a river, with the Tashichho Dzong monastery complex in the background under soft morning light.

A high-angle view of the gilded roofs of a Tibetan monastery at sunrise, with frost-covered grass in the foreground and mountains in the background.

A view of the Lingshed monastery and village in Zanskar, with whitewashed buildings nestled on a rocky slope above snow-dusted fields and rugged mountain ranges under early morning golden light.

A view of Punakha Dzong in Bhutan, featuring whitewashed walls and golden roofs surrounded by blooming purple jacaranda trees, situated beside a rushing river under soft afternoon light.

An aerial view of a street in Iloilo City featuring a large group of dancers in elaborate red, black, and gold feathered headdresses arranged in a spiral formation, surrounded by a ring of drummers and a large crowd of spectators under bright afternoon sunlight.

A row of copper prayer wheels mounted on a weathered white wall at a monastery, illuminated by a strip of warm sunlight.

A golden dragon dance performance takes place in a temple courtyard in Beijing, with performers holding the dragon in a circle amidst red confetti and low winter sunlight.

A crowd of people prays before the illuminated, gilded mask of Seto Bhairav in Kathmandu Durbar Square during the blue hour, surrounded by marigold garlands and rows of glowing butter lamps.

A small village with whitewashed mud-brick houses and stacked firewood on roofs sits amidst green fields at the base of a large, snow-capped mountain peak illuminated by the pink light of dawn.

Two masquerade dancers wearing tall, ornate mitre headdresses with streaming ribbons, white mesh masks, and green and gold tunics perform on a dusty village street in front of a volcanic mountain under bright sunlight.

A high-angle view of a procession of women in traditional Japanese kimonos and elaborate golden headpieces walking down a narrow stone street in Kyoto, flanked by spectators and traditional wooden buildings.

A high-angle view of the village of Namche Bazaar in the Himalayas at dawn, featuring stone lodges with colorful roofs, strings of prayer flags in the foreground, and the snow-capped peak of Thamserku in the background.

A golden Dharma wheel sculpture flanked by two deer statues sits on a rooftop against a backdrop of snow-capped mountains under a clear blue sky.

A masked Cham dancer wearing a deer mask and yellow brocade skirts performs a mid-air leap in the flagstoned courtyard of Rinpung Dzong, with spectators watching from the wooden galleries under morning light.

Juniper smoke rises from whitewashed stone burners on the roof of a Tibetan monastery at dawn, with prayer flags fluttering in the background and golden sunlight illuminating the smoke and gilded roof details against a backdrop of mountain ranges.

A high-angle view of a school morning assembly in a dusty courtyard in Ladakh, with rows of students in maroon sweaters casting long shadows under a bright sun, surrounded by traditional stone buildings and snow-capped mountains.

Key Gompa monastery sits atop a conical hill overlooking the Spiti River valley at sunrise, with the white buildings illuminated by golden light while the surrounding mountains and valley floor remain in cool shadows.

A multi-tiered white monastery complex sits atop a rugged, rocky cliff overlooking a wide, dry river valley at dawn.

A wide shot of the Key Gompa monastery perched on a snow-covered hilltop in the Spiti Valley, surrounded by towering, snow-capped Himalayan mountains under a soft, early morning light.

The Paro Taktsang monastery sits perched on a steep granite cliff in Bhutan, surrounded by misty mountains and decorated with colorful prayer flags.

A young boy in maroon robes sits in the foreground of a dimly lit monastery hall, with rows of older monks sitting behind him and butter lamps glowing along the wall.

A group of dancers in traditional Basque masquerade costumes perform on a snow-covered village square in front of a stone pelota wall with snow-capped mountains in the background.

A young man with short dark hair stands on a balcony overlooking the golden-roofed Songzanlin Monastery at sunset, with incense smoke rising in the foreground.

Colorful prayer flags flutter in the wind against a backdrop of snow-covered mountains under a bright, clear sky at a high-altitude mountain pass.

A person wearing a traditional Bhutanese kira walks across a wooden cantilever bridge toward the Punakha Dzong fortress at dusk.

A view of the Tengboche Monastery in the Himalayas, featuring ochre-colored buildings covered in snow, surrounded by a snowy courtyard and rhododendron bushes under a cloudy sky.

A group of dancers in traditional Jalisco dresses perform on a brick plaza in Los Angeles, viewed from an elevated balcony during the late afternoon.

A folk ensemble plays horsehead fiddles on a small wooden stage in front of a white ger on the Arkhangai steppe at dusk, illuminated by a warm spotlight while an audience sits on the grass in the foreground under a violet sky.

A masked dancer wearing a stag mask and elaborate, colorful brocade robes performs a spinning dance in a courtyard during a festival in Bhutan, surrounded by a prismatic, psychedelic lens effect.

A black yak with a red collar walks along a dusty mountain path lined with colorful prayer flags, with snow-capped peaks in the background under warm, low-angle sunlight.

A whitewashed incense burner emits thick smoke on a hillside, which drifts through colorful prayer flags backlit by the morning sun, with a monastery visible in the valley below.

A high-angle view of a large group of monks in maroon robes seated in rows on a stone courtyard in front of a Tibetan monastery at dawn, with sunlight illuminating the gilded roofs and steam rising in the cold air.

A high-angle night view of a large Tibetan monastery complex illuminated by hundreds of glowing butter lamps along its rooftops and courtyards, set against a backdrop of snow-capped mountains under a starry sky.

Monks and visitors gather at night before towering, intricately sculpted butter reliefs of flowers and deities, illuminated by rows of glowing butter lamps at a monastery festival.

The ornate, multi-tiered golden roof and whitewashed walls of Punakha Dzong are partially obscured by morning mist, with the heavy timber entrance doors standing open.

The Yumbulagang palace sits atop a rocky spur overlooking the Yarlung valley, with its white walls and golden roofs illuminated by the morning sun against a backdrop of mountains and autumn-colored trees.

An aerial view of Thiksey Monastery in Ladakh at dawn, featuring white stupas in the foreground and red and yellow buildings cascading down a rocky hillside under a clear twilight sky.

A wide-angle shot of the Thiksey Monastery in Ladakh, featuring its tiered white and red Tibetan architecture built into a rocky hillside against a backdrop of snow-capped mountains under a clear blue sky.

A string of colorful prayer flags stretches across a rocky mountain pass in the Himalayas under a clear blue sky, with snow-covered peaks in the background.

A traditional Bhutanese covered cantilever bridge with a shingled roof and whitewashed stone abutments spans a rocky river, decorated with colorful prayer flags under a clear sky.

Three monks in saffron robes sit in a row on cushions inside a dim monastery hall, with shafts of light illuminating rising incense smoke.

A group of Balarì dancers from the Bagolino carnival, wearing traditional costumes with ornate gold-adorned hats and red ribbons, dance down a narrow, stone-paved street in the Lombard Alps during winter.

A Buddhist monastery perched on a rocky Himalayan cliffside at dawn, surrounded by prayer flags with a sea of clouds in the valley below.

A traditional Bhutanese monastery with white walls and golden roofs sits atop a forested hill overlooking a marshy valley under a cloudy sky.

A group of Glöcklerlauf participants in white clothing and large, illuminated star-shaped headdresses run through a snowy landscape at night, with spectators watching from the sides.

The Trongsa Dzong fortress sits prominently on a ridge above a cloud-filled gorge, with its white walls and golden roofs illuminated by early morning sunlight against a backdrop of layered blue mountains.

An elderly Indigenous woman with deep laugh lines and a traditional hat stands in an adobe doorway, while masked dancers in colorful costumes move through the blurred background of a street.

A crowded temple courtyard in China decorated with red lanterns and ribbons, filled with incense smoke and morning sunlight, featuring stalls selling spun-sugar figures and colorful pinwheels.

A performer in a traditional red Klana mask and ornate gold costume dances in a stone courtyard at the Kasepuhan Palace in Cirebon, illuminated by warm late afternoon sunlight.

A performer in a traditional red deity mask and ornate gold brocade robes performs a spinning dance in the stone courtyard of Phyang monastery, with dust rising around their feet under bright sunlight.

A giant, colorful thangka of the Buddha is unrolled down a hillside at a monastery, surrounded by juniper smoke and a large crowd of onlookers at sunrise.

A high-angle view of the Bisket Jatra festival in Bhaktapur at dusk, showing a large wooden chariot being pulled by a dense crowd in Taumadhi Square, with the illuminated five-tiered Nyatapola temple in the background.

A view of Punakha Dzong in Bhutan, with its white walls and red roofs, situated at the confluence of the Pho Chhu and Mo Chhu rivers during a rainy day, framed by a traditional wooden cantilever bridge.

A village with golden hay stacks on flat rooftops sits below the white Lamayuru monastery, set against dramatic, eroded mountain slopes during the golden hour.

A high-angle view of a large monastery with white walls and golden roofs perched on a mountain ridge above a dense sea of clouds at sunrise.

A large group of dancers in traditional striped ponchos and leather helmets perform a circle dance around a tall, fruit-adorned arch in a sunlit village square in the Andes.

Performers in traditional Inca-style gold and red costumes participate in a re-enactment of the Inti Raymi festival in front of the ancient stone walls of Sacsayhuamán in Cusco, Peru.

A high-angle view of a crowd celebrating Holi in a brick-paved square in front of the multi-tiered Nyatapola temple in Nepal, with clouds of pink, green, and yellow powder illuminated by morning sunlight.

A group of Phi Ta Khon festival participants wearing colorful patchwork costumes and elaborate, tall spirit masks walk down a dusty village lane during golden hour.

Dancers in traditional sequinned red capes and feathered headdresses perform in a dusty plaza before a cream-colored wooden basilica in the hills of Andacollo under bright midday sun.

Red chillies dry on the shingled roofs of traditional whitewashed Bhutanese farmhouses surrounded by golden rice terraces and forested mountains in the Paro valley.

The Key Monastery sits atop a conical hill in the snow-covered Spiti valley at blue hour, with golden light glowing from the windows of the stacked white buildings against a backdrop of deep blue mountains.

A high-angle view of a Mangal Shobhajatra procession in Dhaka on a sunny morning, featuring people in red and white clothing carrying large, colorful papier-mâché birds, fish, and owl masks as long shadows stretch across the street.

The Potala Palace stands atop the Red Hill in Lhasa, with its white and crimson walls illuminated by sunlight against a backdrop of dark, stormy skies and rain-swept mountains.

A whitewashed Buddhist chorten stands in a snow-covered mountain landscape at sunrise, with prayer flags extending from its spire and snow-dusted peaks in the background.

A group of Schellenrührer in traditional costumes with carved wooden masks and large cowbells walk down a snow-covered street in Mittenwald at dusk, with the pink-lit Karwendel mountains in the background.

A Tibetan village with traditional stone houses featuring white, red, and black trim nestled on a steep, forested mountainside during autumn, illuminated by warm morning sunlight.