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TRADITIONAL AND MASKED DANCES

BAJRAYOGINI :

             After the names of the goddess,Bajrayogini, there is one of the ancient classical dances of Nepal. According to the Buddhist tantric tradition,there are four Yoginis(tantric goddesses) in the Kathmandu Valley. Bajrayogini is one of them.In this perticular dance,the goddess, Bajrayogini, is depicted as greatly pleased with her devotees for their prayers and thereupon showering blessings on them.Of perticular importance are the symbolic movements of hands and fingures dexterously timed with general body movements and facial expressions. The dance demonstrates a beautiful blend of wrathful feelings and peaceful emotions, suggestions at the same time a strong sense of protection and preservation. It is performed perticularly in the Buddhist temples on special occassions of going through the rituals.

ARYA TARA :

             The worship of the female principal was introduced into Buddhism in the form of deity Tara. She is believed to destroy fear and lead people to across the ocean of sorrow.

MANJUSHREE :

            Manjushree is the oldest bodhi of the Bodhisattvas and his worship confers on the devotee wishdom, retentive memory, intelligence and eloquence. He is the patron of those who preach the Dharma. In Nepal, he has a special place for according to the Buddhist legends it is manjushree who came from Mahachin, worshipped the self existence flame at the age of the lake which covered the valley, and then drained the valley by cutting through the ridge at its rim with his flaming sword thus making the valley fit for human habitation.The famous Swayambhu Maha Chaitya marks the place of the selfexistent flame on to the west of the Chaitya is an important shrine of Manjushree.

PANCHA BUDDHA : 

            The Pancha Buddha ( Five Buddha's ) shows five transcendental Buddhism. According to Vajrayana teaching, original consciousness, usually symbolized by Vajrasattva or Vajradhara, is radiated into these five Buddha's : Vairochana ( "The Brilliant one" ), Akshobhya ( "The unshakable" ),Ratnasambhava ("The matrix of the jewel" ), Amitabha ( "The infinite light" ), and The Amoghasiddhi ( "The infallible realization" ). Each has their own perticular posture,colour and direction. Four of them are situated at the Cardinal points of the stupa with the fifth Vairochana considered to reside in the center. Never-the less they are not conceived as seperate deities, but as the five constituents of personality ( Skanda ), which reside in each man.

KUMARI : 

            The kumari dance is one of the very ancient classical dances of the kingdom of Nepal. This dance is dedicated to the well known living goddess " Kumari " of Nepal. During the famous " Indra Jatra " festive in Kathmandu, the living goddess kumari decked with splended ornaments and been taken around the old Kathmandu in a chariot. And thousands of Nepalese people pay homage to her, including the King of Nepal..

BHAIRAV - KALI : 

           This is one of the classical dances of Nepal, popular in the Kathmandu Valley where it has originated. As the name implies, it is a religious dance supposed to have been danced by Bhairav and Kali. Bhairav is a formof the god Shiva and Kali, his consort, the goddess Durga. It is believed that the creation of the universe is the cosmic union of Bhairav n Kali. Bhairav is, therefore, the father and Kali, the mother of the universe. So the responsibility of protecting the universe is that of Bhairav and Kali.

MAHAKALI : 

           This is one of the most popular masked dances of the Newars. It is based on the religious story from a Hindu Puran Called 'Mahakali Mahalaxmi', According to this, the three goddess Mahakali, Mahalaxmi and Kumari ( three of the eight deities that protect the eight directions of Kathmandu Valley and have different ghost followers. These mother goddesses were practiced by Eighty four sidhhas to gain mystic power ) came down to heaven to vanquis that spread great misery and hardship among human beings.So the almighty Goddesses wage a great war with the demons and defeated them, thus stabilizing peace and order on earth. This dance shows the great joy and happiness after the great victory over the demons.

LAKHE :

            Once upon a time, it was lots of killed by the type of Devil. So Astrologist [ Jhankri ] had found the solution to control Devil for protected public's children. Finally, they findout the right solution that is, called LAKHE [ same like Devil ] order to Lakhe to killed Devil immediately. After those children all are safe. From that onwards originally people from Kathmandu [ Newar communities ] celebration this Lakhe festival with a dance program in every year of July-August at the festival of Indra Jatra. This is a traditional mask dance of Kathmandu Valley, which is performed during the festival of Indra Jatra. Indra means the king of Heaven and the Jatra means the special function. Because of to get the success from the Devil, these dances organize in a period of Indra Jatra.