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

Storm light bathing Tshankha village against a dramatic backdrop of mountains, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Himalayas, Asia

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

Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Himalayas, 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

Mist in Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Himalayas, Asia

Village of Shingyer against a dramatic backdrop of mountains and clouds, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Himalayas, Asia

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

Horses on a ridge in Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia

Gangte Goemba, Gangte, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia

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

Horses in Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia

Mist in Phobjikha Valley, 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

Small farmstead in the wide and shallow Phobjikha Valley, where the black-necked crane spends the summer, Phobjikha, 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

Nyingmapa gangte monastery with young monks letting some steam after morning prayer. During a visit to phobjikha valley, pema lingpa prophesised that a monastery named gang-teng (hill) would be built on this site that teachings would be spread from there. temple founded here in 1613 by gyalse pema thinley, grandson mind reincarnation of pema lingpa