TitleThongdrol Jyekha, Nyimalung Trenda: Final Day of Festival [Wide shot]
Additional title: Prayers and Dances before the Thongdrol
NamesCore of Culture (Organization) (Producer)Core of Culture (Organization) (Donor)
CollectionBhutan Dance Project, Core of Culture
Dates / OriginDate Created: 2005
Library locationsJerome Robbins Dance DivisionShelf locator: *MGZIDF 694A
TopicsDance -- BhutanFolk dancing -- BhutanDance -- Religious aspects -- BuddhismRites & ceremonies -- BhutanFestivals -- BhutanDzongs -- Bhutan -- Bumthang (District)Bumthang (Bhutan : District)
GenresFilmed danceFilmed performances
NotesContent: Nyimalung Trenda, Day Three: June 17, 2005 (Chamjug Rehearsal Day). Thongdrol Jyekha (Guru Rimpoche) (7:00 am) -- Sachak Zhanag Serkemn Cham (9:00 am) -- Geg-Toe Mecham Fire Dance (9:30 am) -- Folk Dance (9:45 am) -- Tsham-Choe Tho-Zam (10:00 am) -- Folk Dance (11:40 am) -- LUNCH BREAK (12 pm) -- Guru Tshengye (with Mi Tshering, the oldest man in the world believed to be 2,533 years old) (1:00 pm) -- Dramitse Nga Cham (3:00 pm).Venue: Videotaped at the Nyimalung Dratsang (Dance before Thongdrol, from upper balcony), in Bumthang, on June 17, 2005.Acquisition: Gift; Core of Culture. NN-PDBiographical/historical: Nyimalung Trenda is held for three days on the 8th to the 10th day of the 5th Bhutanese month. The final blessing day coincides with the anniversary of the Birth of Guru Rinpoche. A Chamjug or rehearsal day is held on the 7th day of the Lunar month.
Physical DescriptionBorn digitalExtent: 1 video file (14 min.) : sound, color
DescriptionThe Thongdrol (a large applique tanghka) was unveiled between 7:00 and 9:00 am. There were dances between the monks, saying prayers, and the Thongdrol, representing Guru Rinpoche, after which the monks retired and the public were allowed to gain blessings from the Thongdrol before it was again rolled up and stored for another year. The word tongdröl means liberation by sight implying that the simple act of viewing the gigantic appliqued tapestry that is the Thongdrol brings about the liberation of the individual spectator from the karmic rounds.
Type of ResourceMoving image
IdentifiersNYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19777533Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 624083d0-8292-0130-df59-3c075448cc4b
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