TitleDurthro Dagmo Chezhi, Paro Tsechu, Day Two [Wide shot]
Additional title: Dance of the Four Lords of the Charnel GroundsAdditional title: Durdag
NamesCore of Culture (Organization) (Producer)Padma Sambhava, approximately 717-approximately 762 (Honoree)Core of Culture (Organization) (Donor)
CollectionBhutan Dance Project, Core of Culture
Dates / OriginDate Created: 2005
Library locationsJerome Robbins Dance DivisionShelf locator: *MGZIDF 661A
TopicsDance -- BhutanFolk dancing -- BhutanDance -- Religious aspects -- BuddhismRites & ceremonies -- BhutanMasks -- BhutanParo (Bhutan : District)Festivals -- BhutanDzongs -- Bhutan -- Paro (District)
GenresFilmed danceFilmed performances
NotesContent: Paro Tsechu Programme Day Two: (Outside the Dzong): Shinjey Yab Yum - Dance of the Lord of Death and his Consort ; Zhanag Nga Cham - Dance of the Black Hats with Drums ; Jug Ging - Dance of the Ging with Batons ; Durdag - Lords of the Charnel Grounds ; Dri Ging - Dance of the Ging with Swords ; Nga Ging - Dance of the Ging with Drums ; Shawa Shachi - Dance of the Stag and the Hounds (NB: not all the dances were filmed on this day).Venue: Videotaped in the outer courtyard, Paro Dzong (looking along the diagonal from upper level), on Mar. 22, 2005.Acquisition: Gift; Core of Culture. NN-PDBiographical/historical: The annual Paro Tshechu is held from the 9th till the 15th of the 2nd month every year. It was first introduced by Gyalse Tenzin Rabgye in 1687, while the tshechu was initially held in the dzong, after the reconstruction in 1906 it was held outside. The highlight of the tshechu is the Thongdol which is believed to deliver from all sins. The Thongdol that was saved from the fire of 1906 was built by Lama Nawang Rabgay and is considered one of the oldest in Bhutan. It was slightly renovated by the government about twenty years ago. The material for the Thongdol was brought from Lhasa in Tibet.Biographical/historical: The history of Ringpung Dzong (Palace of the heap of jewels) or Paro Dzong: The construction of the Paro Dzong began in 1644 on the order of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, the unifier of modern day Bhutan. Unlike most of the other dzongs in Bhutan, it survived the massive 1897 earthquake although it was damaged by fire in 1906.
Physical DescriptionBorn digitalExtent: 1 video file (7 min.) : sound, color
DescriptionThe title Durthro Dagmo (Charnel Ground) Che (Lord) Zhi (Four) is generally shortened to Durdag when referring to this skeleton dance. These four Lords are protectors of the religion who inhabit the eight large cremation grounds situated on the external edges of Mount Sumeru.
Paro Tshechu is held from the 11th to 15th day of the 2nd month of the Bhutanese calendar every year. The Tshechu proper begins with a Chamjug or rehearsal day on the 10th day of the 2nd month, and ends on the 16th day of the 2nd month with a day of dances at Dzongdrakha (see the records in BDA) monastery above Bondey.
Type of ResourceMoving image
IdentifiersNYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19768419Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 530360c0-8292-0130-bfa4-3c075448cc4b
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