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Through ritualized dances depicting battles on horseback, the forces of Ling Gesar gallop toward their enemies.

Derge County< Kham, Shechen, Sichuan Province, China

Author: Michael Yamashita

©Michael Yamashita

Photo size: 24.4 Mpixels (69.8 MB uncompressed) - 6048x4032 pixels (20.2x13.4 in / 51.2x34.1 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: Asians, Chamadao, Chamagudao, China, Chinese, clothing, colorful, costumes, dancers, dancing, exterior, Festival, Kham, landscape, Ling Gesar, man, monastery, outdoors, outside, people, Shechen, Tibetan, traditional, tribal, tribe

A procession of Ling Gesar's warrior generals heads into battle adorned in elaborate hand-made costumes and headdresses.

Through ritualized dances depicting battles on horseback, the forces of Ling Gesar gallop toward their enemies.

In addition to dramatizing the Ling Gesar Epic, monks of all ages also perform traditional Tibetan dances at the festival.