Title: 1925 - Skeleton Dancers

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About: On a visit to Choni monastery, explorer Joseph Rock witnessed Skeleton Dancers performing a sacred ritual, intended to reflect the transient nature of things and the liberation that comes from acceptance of our impermanence.

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The skeletons depicted in the dance are Chitipati, a pair of lovers known as the Lord and Lady of the charnel ground, whose dance represents the eternal dance of death, as well as the attainment of perfect consciousness. 

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The Lord and Lady can usually be distinguished from other skeleton deities by their crowns with small human skulls, as well as the fan-shaped ornaments on their ears. They represent a dynamic vision of death and transformation and a joyous freedom from worldly attachment rather than morbid pessimism as the imagery conveys in Western societies.

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Decade: 1920s

Year: 1925

Region: Asia

Country: Tibet

Discovery: Exploration

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Type: Historical Event

Impact: 1

Artist: Vlad Nikulin

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Group: Genesis

Number: 25/100

Price: 0.1 ETH

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