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![[Blue Mahakala dancer initiating the New Year's ceremony, Gangtok, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5NjkvMDEvMDEvYmx1ZS1tYWhha2FsYS1kYW5jZXItaW5pdGlhdGluZy10aGUtbmV3LXllYXJzLWNlcmVtb255LWdhbmd0b2stc2lra2ltLTEwMjQuanBn/320/469/jpg "[Blue Mahakala dancer initiating the New Year's ceremony, Gangtok, Sikkim]")
![[Performers at New Year's ceremony, Gangtok, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMzAvcGVyZm9ybWVycy1hdC1uZXcteWVhcnMtY2VyZW1vbnktZ2FuZ3Rvay1zaWtraW0tMWJkMGJmLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/27/webp "[Performers at New Year's ceremony, Gangtok, Sikkim]")
![[Masked dancer during New Year's ceremony, Gangtok, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTkvbWFza2VkLWRhbmNlci1kdXJpbmctbmV3LXllYXJzLWNlcmVtb255LWdhbmd0b2stc2lra2ltLTM4ZjFmNy02NDAuanBn/40/57/webp "[Masked dancer during New Year's ceremony, Gangtok, Sikkim]")
![[Mahakala masked dancers entering the New Year's ceremony, Gangtok, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDMvbWFoYWthbGEtbWFza2VkLWRhbmNlcnMtZW50ZXJpbmctdGhlLW5ldy15ZWFycy1jZXJlbW9ueS1nYW5ndG9rLXNpa2tpbS1iOWJhOTYtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/26/webp "[Mahakala masked dancers entering the New Year's ceremony, Gangtok, Sikkim]")
![[Warrior dancing at New Year's ceremony, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMzAvd2Fycmlvci1kYW5jaW5nLWF0LW5ldy15ZWFycy1jZXJlbW9ueS1zaWtraW0tNmIyNmU3LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/58/webp "[Warrior dancing at New Year's ceremony, Sikkim]")
![[Lamas blowing horns at New Year's ceremony, Gangtok, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTMvbGFtYXMtYmxvd2luZy1ob3Jucy1hdC1uZXcteWVhcnMtY2VyZW1vbnktZ2FuZ3Rvay1zaWtraW0tYzk0YWEwLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/57/webp "[Lamas blowing horns at New Year's ceremony, Gangtok, Sikkim]")
![[Masked ceremonial dancers entering the stage at the New Year's ceremony, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTgvbWFza2VkLWNlcmVtb25pYWwtZGFuY2Vycy1lbnRlcmluZy10aGUtc3RhZ2UtYXQtdGhlLW5ldy15ZWFycy1jZXJlbW9ueS1zaWtraW0tZjE2MGUxLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/27/webp "[Masked ceremonial dancers entering the stage at the New Year's ceremony, Sikkim]")
