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Shinje Yab Yum - Dance of the Lord of Death and his Consort - Costume: Brocade long dress, buffalo mask; These protectors of the religion render demons powerless and offer them to the mandala. They lead all the beings who revere the Doctrine, to actions which will lead to the happiness of delivery from different rebirths or to a good rebirth.
Durdag Dance of the Lords of the Cremation Grounds - They are protectors of the religion who live in the eight large cremation grounds situated on the external edges of the Mount Sumeru. Because of a promise The Lords of the Cremation Grounds had accepted before, they render powerless the assembly of demonic enemies who have violated their oath of not harming the Doctrine.
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The Dance of the Black Hats (Shanag) A spectacular dance in which dancers representing Tantrists with supernatural powers take possession of the dancing area and drive out evil spirits purifying the grounds with their footsteps. This also tells the story of the assassination of the anti-Buddhist Tibetan king, Langdharma, in the year 842 AD by a monk, Pelkyi Dorje, who had hidden his bow and arrows in the voluminous sleeves of his garment. Beating as they dance, the Black Hat dancers proclaim victory over the evil spirits.
Chetay performs a repeat presentation of Coco-Rico at the Zhiwaling Hotel in Paro on the last night of the National Geographic Society tour in March 2008. Earlier in the tour in the Punakha Valley camp, the highlight of the evening is adding the Bhutanesel staff to the circle then Chetay’s solo number is performed in three styles - traditional, rock and hip hop all while singing like a rooster Coco-Rico! Video quality suffered due to poor lighting.