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Masked Bhutanese dancers, Bhutan

Masked Dogon dancers, Sangha, Mali, Africa

Portrait of masked ceremonial Dogon dancers near Sangha, Bandiagara escarpment, Dogon area, Mali, West Africa, Africa

Masked ceremonial Dogon dancers on stilts near Sangha, Bandiagara escarpment, Dogon area, Mali, West Africa, Africa

Masked ceremonial Dogon dancer on stilts near Sangha, Bandiagara escarpment, Dogon area, Mali, West Africa, Africa

Masked ceremonial Dogon dancer near Sangha, Bandiagara escarpment, Dogon area, Mali, West Africa, Africa

Masked dancer in traditional costume, Fiesta de la Virgen de la Candelaria, Copacabana, La Paz Department, Bolivia, South America

Masked dancer at religious festival with many visitors, Paro Tsechu, Paro, Bhutan, Asia

Masked dancers at Paro Dzong (monastery) performing ceremonial masked dance with drums, Tsechu (annual monastery festival), Paro, Bhutan, Asia

Masked dancer, The Kulamba Traditional Ceremony of the Chewa people from Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi, held annually on the last Saturday in August to pay homage to their Chief Kalonga Gaia Uni, held near Katete, Eastern Province, Zambia, Africa

Masked dancer somersaulting, The Kulamba Traditional Ceremony of the Chewa people from Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi, held annually on the last Saturday in August to pay homage to their Chief Kalonga Gaia Uni, held near Katete, Eastern Province, Zambia, Africa

Masked dancer and drummers, The Kulamba Traditional Ceremony of the Chewa people from Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi, held annually on the last Saturday in August to pay homage to their Chief Kalonga Gaia Uni, held near Katete, Eastern Province, Zambia, Africa

Masked dancer, Kulamba Traditional Ceremony of the Chewa people from Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi, held annually on the last Saturday in August to pay homage to their Chief Kalonga Gaia Uni, held near Katete, Eastern Province, Zambia, Africa

Traditional masked man dancing, Tshikapa, Kasai, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa

Monks in costume and animal masks performing ceremonial dance at Paro Tsechu (annual festival), Paro Dzong (monastery), Paro, Bhutan, Asia

Masked dancer at religious festival with many visitors, Paro Tsechu, Paro, Bhutan, Asia

Monks in costume and animal masks performing ceremonial dance at Paro Tsechu (annual festival), Paro Dzong (monastery), Paro, Bhutan, Asia

Portrait of a masked dancer at Mardi Gras carnival, in Iloilo City on Panay Island, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Portrait of a masked dancer in colourful costume at Mardi Gras carnival, in Iloilo City on Panay Island, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

A dancer with an animal mask in a trance performing the fire dance on Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Barong dance, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Lama dancing, Ladakh, India, Asia

Mamoiada the Mamuthones dance, Barbagia, Sardinia, Italy, Europe

Flute playing dancer, Autumn Tsechu (festival) at Trashi Chhoe Dzong, Thimpu, Bhutan, Asia

Dancer holding wooden penis, Autumn Tsechu (festival) at Trashi Chhoe Dzong, Thimpu, 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

Buddhist monk performs masked dance at religious ceremony, Namgyal Tsemo Gompa, Leh, Ladakh, India, Asia

Male and female dancers at cultural event in Bhaktapur, Nepal

Man dressed as a woman performing classical Japanese dance called hobu at Meiji Jingu shrine, Tokyo, Japan, 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

Dancer in traditional garb, Gyantse, Tibet, China, Asia

Senoufo masked dancer and musicians at festivities, Loulouni Village, Sikasso area, Mali, Africa

Traditional Kandyan dancers performing, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia

Wayong orong, theatre performance, Puri Ambian Basse, island of Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Ceremonial dancer at Sakenan Temple on Pemendakan Day, climax of the temple anniversary, Badung district, Serangan Island, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Traditionally dressed dancer at the Paro Tsechu, a religious dance ceremony, Paro, Bhutan, Asia

Sang sang rimpoche uses the dorje, a sacred ritual object to make the first decisive cut into the sand mandala on the last day of the mani rimdu festival. chiwang monastery, solu khumbu, nepal. solu khumbu, nepal

Fire ritual at chiwang monastery during the mani rimdu festival. these monks circumambulate the pyre after its ignition. one holds a long book wrapped in a felicitous scarf. the purifying fire takes the offering and raises them towards the sky in smoke. the circumambulatory ritual also recalls the way disciples showed respect for the buddhas body. solu khumbu, nepal

Monk beating traditional drum called gong, int he courtyard of chiwang monastery during mani rimdu festival. chiwang monastery, solu khumbu, nepal

Mani mask dancers at mani festival marks setting in of spring season in humla. masked dances diversion a long-established part of bonpo religious ceremonies.Dance Is means by which supernatural forces be brought down to world of. Dance recalls a time when distance between spirits samll. Humla, north-west nepal

A solitary mask dancer appears wearing a frightening mask and silk brocade. they circle the courtyard with sprightly leaps. called protectors of faith, or dharmapdla, the origins of figures like these can be traced back to the pre-aryan peoples of india. originally known as yaksas (literally, a wondrous thing), they were tree spirits, who were accepted by the buddhists as defenders of the faith. in nepal and tibet, as in india, local deities were converted into protectors. a devotee of an alien sect devised a means to humiliate the buddha and his disciples. the buddha discovered it and succeeded in converting him to his teaching. due to lack of wisdom, the buddha remarked, some could not realize the goodness of his disciples and he compared the ignorant to the blind and the wise to those who have eyes.nobody is condemned in buddhism, for greatness is latent even in the seemingly lowliest just as lotuses spring from muddy ponds. -the dhammapada. solu khumbu, nepal

Noh dancer, Meiji Jingu Spring Grand Festival Celebration, Meiji Jingu Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Masked Morris Dancer, Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Kathakali dancer doing his make up, Chuvanna Thaadi mask, Kerala, southern India, Asia

Kathakali, Kathakai dancer, temple dance, Kerala Kathakali Centre, Kochi, Ernakulam, Fort Cochin, Vypan, Ochanathuruthu, India, Asia

Kathakali dance, Chuvanna Thaadi character, Kerala, southern India, Asia

Kathakali dance, Pachcha or Pacha character, Kerala, southern India, Asia

Kathakali dancer with half-finished make up, Chuvanna Thaadi mask, Kerala, southern India, Asia

Uniao da Ilha samba school, dancer, Carnaval 2010, Sambodromo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America

Kathakali, Kathakai dancer, temple dance, Kerala Kathakali Centre, Kochi, Ernakulam, Fort Cochin, Vypan, Ochanathuruthu, India, Asia

Kathakali dance, Pachcha or Pacha character, Kerala, southern India, Asia

Kathakali dance, Chuvanna Thaadi character, Kerala, southern India, Asia

Kathakali dance, Minukku character, Kerala, southern India, Asia

Kathakali dance, Chuvanna Thaadi character, Kerala, southern India, Asia

Tibetan Buddhism, religious masked Cham dance, at the important Kumbum Monastery, Gelug or Gelug-pa yellow hat sect, Ta'er Monastery, Huangzhong, Xinning, Qinghai, formerly Amdo, Tibet, China, Asia

Kathakali dancer getting his make up done, Pachcha character, Kerala, India, Asia

War God, dancing daemon wearing a traditional Tibetan Buddhist dance mask for the Tsam ritual dance, Ulan Bator or Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Asia

Dragon dance, Chinese New Year, Kampong Thom, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia

Individual dressed as a belly dancer during the carnival procession, Littau, Lucerne, Switzerland, Europe

Men of the ethnic group of the Bamileke with traditional masks, Dance of Death in honor of a deceased person, Badenkop, West Region, Cameroon, Africa

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

Maskers at the Tashichho Dzong monastery festival, Thimphu, Bhutan, 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

Kathakali, traditional ritual dance theatre, Varkala, Kerala, South West India, India, Asia

Men of the ethnic group of the Bamileke with traditional masks, Dance of Death in honor of a deceased person, Badenkop, West Region, Cameroon, Africa

Dancer at a folk dance show, Delhi, India

Cham dancer wearing a red mask, Tibetan mask dance, Tibetan festival of a monastery, Sani, near Padum, Zanskar, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, Jammu and Kashmir, northern India, India, Asia