Himachal Pradesh, May 9 Kaza: Budh Jayanthi (Nikon)
Director: Anushka Meenakshi, Iswar Srikumar; Cinematographer: Anushka Meenakshi, Iswar Srikumar
Duration: 00:28:44; Aspect Ratio: 1.778:1; Hue: 18.368; Saturation: 0.128; Lightness: 0.509; Volume: 0.290; Cuts per Minute: 28.247
Summary: Everyone
we’d spoken to in the Spiti Valley said that Buddha Jayanthi would be a good
time to be in Kaza because there would be plenty of performances and music and
dance from all around the valley.
There
were about three thousand people gathered in the Kaza Gompa or monastery by the time the
performance happened – of them a handful of tourists like us, but mostly
Spitians from all over the valley. In the morning there were many women who
were handing out free puris and chai to everyone. Soon after there was a series
of speeches by the important guests followed by the Chaam dances performed by
the monks of the Kaza monastery. Performances by other groups from around the
valley were scheduled for after lunch. Just when we were done with a lunch – a
wonderful spread that the monastery had prepared for the entire audience, there
was an announcement cancelling all of the afternoon’s programs because of a
death in Kaza. We found out later that when someone dies none of the family is
allowed to sing for a whole year. And since it’s a small valley and everyone is
related to everyone in some way or the other, they had to cancel all the
programs. Only the immediate family follows the no singing rule strictly, but
as a mark or respect everyone usually stays quiet for at least a short while.
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Kaza, Himachal Pradesh
Chaam dance and spectators in Kaza monastery
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Shadow shots of Chaam dance
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Shadow shots of Chaam dance
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Backstage preparations, putting on masks and headgear
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Chaam dance and spectators in Kaza monastery
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