Lamas dancing at the Hemis Festival, Ladakh, India, Asia

Hemis Festival, Ladakh, India, Asia

Hemis Festival, Lama dancing, Ladakh, India, Asia

Monk in wooden mask in traditional costume, dancing in monastery courtyard, Hemis Festival, Hemis, Ladakh, India, Asia

Procession in monastery courtyard with monk musicians blowing traditional horns, Hemis Festival, Hemis, Ladakh, India, Asia

Monk in wooden mask in traditional costume, dancing in monastery courtyard, Hemis Festival, Hemis, Ladakh, India, Asia

Group of monks dancing in the monastery courtyard rehearsing for Hemis festival, Hemis, Ladakh, India, Asia

Monks standing in yellow costumes accompanying those dancing with traditional drums, timpani and singing, Hemis Festival, Hemis, Ladakh, India, Asia

Procession on the first morning of the Hemis Summer Festival, Hemis Monastery, Ladakh, India, Asia

Group of monks dancing in the monastery courtyard rehearsing for Hemis festival, Hemis, Ladakh, India, Asia

Procession in monastery courtyard with monk musicians wearing masks blowing traditional horns, Hemis Festival, Hemis, Ladakh, India, Asia

Group of monks in wooden masks and traditional costumes in procession in the monastery courtyard, Hemis Festival, Hemis, Ladakh, India, Asia

Close up of a monk dancing in full traditional costume in monastery courtyard, Hemis Festival, Hemis, Ladakh, India, Asia

Young monk on the roof looking at the dance of masks in the courtyard during the Hemis Gonpa Festival at convent Hemis, southeast of Leh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Families from villages close by having food in the courtyard, Hemis Festival at convent Hemis, southeast of Leh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Women drinking tea in the courtyard, Hemis Festival at convent Hemis, southeast of Leh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Monks with big wooden masks and colorful costumes are performing ritual dances at Hemis Festival in the courtyard of the monastery, Hemis, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Monks with big wooden masks and colorful costumes are performing ritual dances at Hemis Festival in the courtyard of the monastery, Hemis, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Monks with big wooden masks and colorful costumes are performing ritual dances at Hemis Festival in the courtyard of the monastery, Hemis, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Monks with big wooden masks and colorful costumes are performing ritual dances at Hemis Festival in the courtyard of the monastery, Hemis, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Young monks playing with plastic guns during Hemis Festival, Ladakh, India.

Young monks during Hemis Festival, Ladakh, India.

A young monk during Hemis Festival, Ladakh, India.