在西藏新年之前, 僧侣们表演了Cham舞蹈, 并焚烧了Mahakala的雕塑。 Monks performed the Cham dance and burned a sculpture of Mahakala before Tibetan New Year.

西藏佛教僧侣在西藏新年前一天,Losar, 在喜马拉雅山的一座修道院上表演查姆舞。 Tibetan Buddhist monks performed the Cham dance at a Himalayan monastery the day before the Tibetan New Year, Losar. 舞蹈的目的是消除障碍,净化消极能量,舞蹈涉及穿着彩色长袍和面具的僧侣,用鼓声、和角跳舞。 The dance, intended to remove obstacles and cleanse the area of negative energy, involves monks wearing colorful robes and masks, dancing to the sound of drums, cymbals, and horns. 仪式的高潮是用大麦面粉和黄油制成的愤怒的神像玛哈卡拉的大雕塑的仪式燃烧,象征着邪恶和障碍的燃烧。 The ceremony culminates in the ritual burning of a large sculpture of the wrathful deity Mahakala, made from barley flour and butter, symbolizing the burning away of evil and obstacles.