Masked cham dancer in a Mahakala mask performing at the Zanskar / Karsha Gustor festival, celebrated at Karsha monastery, near Padum Zanskar Valley, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, northern India. Buddhist protector deity with skull tiara,

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Location: India, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Zanskar, Karsha monastery, near Padum
Photo credit: © J Marshall / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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