article_snippet.sent: Tashi, my guide for the week, was there to meet me, placing a white scarf around my neck as a sign of welcome.
article_snippet.sent: Tashi was wearing the ubiquitous national dress, a knee-length wrap-over tunic hitched up by a wide belt.
article_snippet.sent: Women were elegantly attired in long sarongs with silk jackets and embroidered scarves.
article_snippet.sent: I gazed enthralled as they greeted each other, puffing up they feathers while they danced and bowed to they mates
article_snippet.sent: There was a festive atmosphere as people jostled for space in the open-air courtyard.
article_snippet.sent: I squeezed past them to watch masked dancers dressed in flamboyant brocade robes and headgear adorned with peacock feathers.