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Yak dance or Yak Chham or Tibetan Yak Dance is an Asian folk dance [1] performed in the Indian states Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, union territory Ladakh and in the southern fringes of the Himalayas near Assam. [2] [3] The dancer impersonating yak dances with a man mounted on his back.
The dance imitates the actions of animals, insects and any form of living beings. Agricultural dance: Under this type of dance there are: Yea Kakma – This dance is performed in the evening after the crops are reaped. Damke Akme – This dance is performed while sowing crops. War dance: This form of dance is known as 'Nahangma IPA: '.
Kagyed or Kagyad is a Buddhist festival held in parts of northern India, particularly Sikkim.The Kagyed dance is performed on the 28th and 29th day of the 10th month of the Tibetan Calendar which usually falls in early December.
Cham dance during Dosmoche festival in Leh Palace. The culture of Ladakh refers to the traditional customs, belief systems, and political systems that are followed by Ladakhi people in India. The languages, religions, dance, music, architecture, food, and customs of the Ladakh region are similar to neighboring Tibet.
Singhi Chham or Kanchendzonga Dance is a lion dance form in Sikkim whereby the dancers perform in a lion costume that represents the snow lion. It is a dance of the Bhutia people, and was said to have been introduced by Chador Namgyal, the third Chogyal of Sikkim, in the 18th century. [ 1 ]
Cham dance at Leh Palace during the Dosmoche festival, 13 February 2018. The cham dance (Tibetan: འཆམ་, Wylie: ' cham) [2] [3] is a lively masked and costumed dance associated with some sects of Tibetan Buddhism and Buddhist festivals. The dance is accompanied by music played by monks using traditional
The following table contains the Indian states and union territories along with the most spoken scheduled languages used in the region. [1] These are based on the 2011 census of India figures except Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, whose statistics are based on the 2001 census of the then unified Andhra Pradesh.
Nepali is the most widely spoken language in Sikkim as well as Gangtok. [61] English and Hindi being the official language of Sikkim and India respectively, are also widely spoken and understood in most of Sikkim, particularly in Gangtok. [62] [63] Other languages spoken in Gangtok include Bhutia , Tibetan and Lepcha.