Tawang: Monastic dances, especially the dance of deities Palden Lhamo and Gonpo or Mahakala, were introduced recently in the Jang Palpung Zangdok Palri monastery in Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh, media reports said.
The villagers of Jang and its surrounding areas gathered in large numbers to witness the monastic dances and receive blessings, reports The Arunachal Times.
The tradition of performing these monastic dances will be done in every 11-12 lunar month in the coming years, Khenpo Ngima Tashi, the chief monk of the monastery, told the e-newspaper.
Tawang DC KN Damo, along with ZPC Leki Gombu, DDSE Hridhar Phuntsok, and others attended the function.
In his address, the DC stressed on preserving ones culture and tradition, and asked the younger generation to speak and promote their mother tongue, saying that other languages can be learned in educational institutions but ones own mother tongue can be learnt at home and within the community only.
