Buddhist monk in costume and mask practising his dance before taking part in a performance at the Gangtey Tsechu at Gangte Goemba, Gangte, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia

Dancers in costume at Tsechu (festival), Gangtey Gompa (Monastery), Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia

Dancers in costume at Tsechu (festival), Gangtey Gompa (Monastery), Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia

Gangtey Gompa (Monastery), Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Himalayas, Asia

View over crowds of spectators to the main courtyard during a masked dance by Buddhist monks at Gangtey Tsechu at Gangte Goemba, Gangte, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia

Dancers in costume at Tsechu (festival), Gangtey Gompa (Monastery), Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia

Buddhist monks performing masked dance during the Gangtey Tsechu at Gangte Goemba, Gangte, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia

Early morning view along the mist-filled Gangtey Valley towards traditional rural Bhutanese houses near Gangtey, Bhutan, Himalayas, Asia

Buddhist monks performing masked dance during the Gangtey Tsechu at Gangte Goemba, Gangte, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia

Masked dance in the main courtyard of the Gangte Goemba while local people and tourists watch during the Gangtey Tsechu, Gangte, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia

Buddhist monks performing masked dance during the Gangtey Tsechu at Gangte Goemba, Gangte, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia

Buddhist monks in stone courtyard of Gangtey dzong (monastery), the largest Nyingmapa monastery in Bhutan, Asia

Dancers in costume at Tsechu (festival), Gangtey Gompa (Monastery), Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia

Painted figures on Gangtey Gompa (Monastery), Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia

Buddhist monk in his colourful costume and Antelope mask waiting for the next dance during Gangtey Tsechu at Gangte Goemba, Gangte, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia

Buddhist monk wearing carved wooden mask waiting for the next dance during Gangtey Tsechu at Gangte Goemba, Gangte, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia

Monks playing drums at a Tsechu (festiva), Gangtey Gompa (Monastery), Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia

Monks playing drums at a Tsechu (festiva), Gangtey Gompa (Monastery), Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia

Monks playing horns at a Tsechu (festiva), Gangtey Gompa (Monastery), Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia

Buddhist monk in his colourful costume and mask waiting for the next dance during Gangtey Tsechu at Gangte Goemba, Gangte, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia

Bhutan, Gangtey Gompa, 4th King of Bhutan leaving after inauguration of new temple; surrounded by ministers, media and police.

Bhutan, Gangtey Gompa, Tsecchu festival crowds descending temple steps dressed in their best clothes.

Bhutan, Gangtey Gompa, Tsecchu festival crowds descending temple steps dressed in their best clothes.