Th Phyang Festival: Meditation in Motion
Following the call of the horns, the courtyard becomes a stage for the sacred Cham dances. This is not performance; it is 'meditation in motion.' The monk pictured here has spent days visualizing himself as the deity he represents. Dressed in elaborate brocade robes and bone ornaments, every slow, deliberate step is a sacred mudra (gesture) designed to physically enact the subduing of evil spirits and negative energies.
Th Phyang Festival: Meditation in Motion
Following the call of the horns, the courtyard becomes a stage for the sacred Cham dances. This is not performance; it is 'meditation in motion.' The monk pictured here has spent days visualizing himself as the deity he represents. Dressed in elaborate brocade robes and bone ornaments, every slow, deliberate step is a sacred mudra (gesture) designed to physically enact the subduing of evil spirits and negative energies.