Matho Nagrang : Festival of the Black Oracles
A short film about the Matho Nagrang festival held on March 9th and 10th of 2020 in Ladakh, India.
Many thanks to Lama Jamyang Tundup of Matho for explaining the details of the festival to me. The video just wouldn't be the same without his narration.
0:00 Matho Introduction
1:50 Understanding Lhas
3:45 Volunteering Villagers
4:15 Understanding Chaam Dances
7:36 Appearance of the Oracles
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The only time am not irritated by phone notifications is when it says indiaInMotion has a new video... great job once again
@abhisheksingh-fu4ri
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, agree with you 😀
@saurabhraut6210
4 жыл бұрын
Same here....
@haveenarebecah
4 жыл бұрын
Exactly 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
I don't need National Geographic or any "Knowledge channel" of that sort to see this beauty. Thank you for these videos despite the lockdown. You are my sutra for entertainment.
What a great and rich culture of laddakh 🇮🇳 They live happily with the limited resources with toughest condition of country.
@sodiumta3239
3 жыл бұрын
U should visit here once, m from this monastery
@ashoks1807
3 жыл бұрын
@@sodiumta3239 yes obviously whenever I got opportunity to visit this beautiful laddakh
I have always been fascinated by the Cham dances, they so colorful and unlike anything I have ever seen. Always wondered about the different masks worn by the dancers, thanks for the info. Enjoyed it, the oracles are really intriguing, hope I get to witness it someday... Thank you Saravana.
@petagonkyi
4 жыл бұрын
Each mask represent different god, goddess, spirit whose main task is the protection of the teaching (of Buddha). Most of them are malevolent spirits (Bon - a native religion of Tibet before Buddhism came in 8AD) who lived in Tibet before Buddhism came to Tibet. Indian Tantric Master Padma Sambhava in 8AD was invited in Tibet to subdue to spirit on the urging of Shantha Raksita an abbot of Nalanda university who was preaching/introducing Buddhism in Tibet for the time on the request of Tibetan King. Shantha Rakshita faced challenges from the malevolent spirit. So both Shantha Rakistita and Guru Padma Sambhava are regarded as the co-founder of Buddhism in Tibet, which is popularly known as Tibetan Buddhism or Vajrayana. Padma Sambhava subdued all the spirit through his Tantric power and made them into the protector of Dharma (Buddhism).
Aacha hai matho mai gya tha aacha jagha hai I watched this festival live... Glad to watch again
Always love the way you document the film..Respect Sir
What a rich heritage ❤ so fascinating.
Being born and brought up in ladakh itself ... some facts are still unknown to me. Thank you for all your incredible videos..🙏🙏🙏
Always waiting for your beautiful videos
Eternal Gratitude and Appreciation for sharing. Namaste
Nobody showed us this Ladakh you are the first person showing in such depth 🙏 Thank you.
Very interesting and informative film. I always admire your videos. Brilliant work! Thank you! Спасибо!
Yessss my beautiful village!!! Nagrang is very auspicious and I wait for Nagrang every year. Thank you.
Ur videos are better than discovery n Nat geo one's..... Trust me..... .what a peace. Thank you so much sir. I don't know u personally but ur videos are serene n helped me in many ways. ....m from North India ,UP..... God bless you sir
Today I was fortunate to stumble upon this channel. I watched the video that first attracted me and knew I had to see more. At the time of writing I have only watched 3 of them, but right now I am very much looking forward to seeing them all. India In Motion, I look forward to your new vids yet to come and your older ones I am sure I will enjoy and I look forward to sharing this 'find' with my friends, thank you, keep up the excellent work.
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Aww great nagrang and nakrang sounds same ( nakrang Han comanddry in modern day Pyongyang ) . Looking nice . Spirituality..
The feats that lhas perform through the oracles, sounds just like when my ladakhi friend described Kalachakra festival. Thank you for putting this out for the world to see, Saravana. 💚
Very interesting and beautiful 😍 I love your videos they are very informative 😊
This is the only /first video on your channel with so many people in it. :D maximum crowd ever. Haha I saw the notification but two days late watching this episode. Very informative.
Such great costumes ! Super scary masks 😬 So happy I found your channel :) 🙏🙏🙏
Your all videos are so beautiful and have a feel of purity in them. Thanks for showing us the life of people in such a beautiful way.
Ladakh culture is so different but so amazing culture proud of you sir nice work
Each episode is a story. It brings out the emotions of people featured so beautifully. This is not a travel video, this is not a guide to a visitor - this is a peek into the life of wonderful people, whose each aspect of emotions are so well captured. Thanks a ton.
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Perhaps the best one I have seen so far on any of Ladakh various festivals. Very well explained in such small video.
Amazing man!!!
This is the better version of Natgeo films
India in motion is always a inspiration for upcoming trekkers (like me ).If there is a god of trekkers then it must be you .Sir you are doing a great job .And tell us how to attain trekking while doing 9-5job.
Of all the places we have travelled until now, Ladakh is the most beautiful and special. We also have a video on our channel 😊
When I see your videos I feel I am in that place experiencing all in front of me. I have watched all your videos and eagerly wait for the new ones. Good job once again, keep up the good work😀
Thank you for showing the other side of india 😍
Thank you for showing us the colourful visuals of this festival and the holy city of Leh.
What a fabulous video. Please share more.
Need to preserve such beautiful unique culture of India and untouched land of our India ......
Another great video my friend...keep them coming please
It was mesmerising! We don't see National Geographic or Discovery making such documentaries on Ladhakh niether our news channels cover it so extensively. Excellent work.
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Very nicely filmed and informative video. And I can just imagine the energy there. I would love to visit this place. On my list now. Keep it up #indiainmotion
A nice video which has explained the Festival of Black Oracles... Beautiful effort...
Beautifully captured and describe thanks for make us know about such cultures🙏
Thank you sooo much for this video
Fantastic film. Keep them coming :)
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hats off for your great piece of work
Excellent Job!!! Keep Inspiring me #MountainMan Sarvan Sir🙏🙏🙏.
Thank you for the video 🙏🏼
Thsnks For showing cham and its meaning🙏🙏🙏
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Loved it sir❤️
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The way u film😍😍
Thank you! Beautiful 💗
Beautiful sir!❤️
Thank you very much for sharing .
Thank you do making this video of ladakh🎉 and u added the sound of spituk gustor on matho nagrangs chams😅
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Very well made documentary..well explained
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Beautiful.
Thank you for these videos. They really bring back a lot of memories of my time in India and especially Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh. Have you been to Tawang Monastary?
@indiainmotion
4 жыл бұрын
Yes. Back in 2007
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Brilliant, 🙏🙏
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Superb
Amazing work sir and thank you for not capturing our village Oracle's.
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NICE VIDEO
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Beautiful 👍. Thanks for sharing. Have you considered making somewhat longer duration documentaries about life in changthang, in todman , festivals of nesang and other subjects , incorporating details left out in the shorter versions. I would love to see that . God bless you !
@indiainmotion
4 жыл бұрын
Yes. Ofcourse. That is my long term goal. These short videos are a great learning experience and I hope to put that experience to good use soon.
@anilpanta1505
4 жыл бұрын
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@Chewanguy
4 жыл бұрын
India In Motion 👍
Watting
Many in the audience are wearing masks - protection from Cold, or Corona?
@indiainmotion
4 жыл бұрын
March 8th was the day when the first cases of Covid were reported in Ladakh. So a lot of people came wearing masks to the festival. Their level of awareness is amazing.
Knowledgeable content.. Thanks💖One question.. Have you yourself seen lha when they are painted black? Like what kind of vibe comes around at that time?
@indiainmotion
4 жыл бұрын
I was in Matho for 5 days and saw the Lhas 4 times. The first 3 days they came in their regular human form and the 4'th and last day they came in their Nagrang form. I was under the impression that the Nagrang form will be very similar to the previous days, just the bodies painted black. But they had transformed into something more primitive, more wild. There was an electric atmosphere in the place whenever they were around. Everything from their movements to the sounds they made were all so primitive, it was as if I was transported back in time and was witnessing the ceremony in their original form hundreds of years back.
@anshika6947
4 жыл бұрын
@@indiainmotion wow.. It's just so vibrant to hear that... This kind of vibe comes within everyone when there are some ceremonies related to supreme powers going around like the one in Mandi Shivratri fair when the Devtas come around and then the people accompanying him play those large musical instruments. The sound of those instruments is so divine, one just get lost within God.
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Nice bro
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How are you sharwan, Hope fine and enjoy life