Cham dance
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The cham dance is a lively masked and costumed dance associated with some sects of Tibetan Buddhism and Buddhist festivals. The dance is accompanied by music played by monks using traditional Tibetan musical instruments. The dances often offer moral instruction relating to karuṇā (compassion) for sentient beings and are held to bring merit to all who perceive them.
The Black-Hat Drum Cham (Wylie: zhwa nag rnga 'cham, THL: zhanak ngacham), performed at the Honolulu Museum of Art.
Two dancers during a cham dance at a temple in Beijing, 1 March 1919.
Dzongkhag dancers during a Tshechu in Jakar, Bhutan, 14 October 2013.
Tshechu
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A tshechu is any of the annual religious Bhutanese festivals held in each district or dzongkhag of Bhutan on the tenth day of a month of the lunar Tibetan calendar. The month depends on the place. Tshechus are religious festivals of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism.
Dance of the Black Hats with Drums, Paro, April 2006
Dance of the Black Hats, Paro Tsechu festival of dances, 2006
Masked dancers at the Wangdue Phodrang tshechu