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Sh. CHABILAL PRADHAN

Chabilal Pradhan is a leading dancer of Singhi Chham or Kanchendzonga Dance, a lion dance form Sikkim where the dancers perform in a lion costume that represents the snow lion. It is a dance of the Bhutia people, and was said to have been introduced by Chador Namgyal, the third Chogyal of Sikkim, in 18th century. It is usually performed during the Panglapsool festival.

It has religious association as the peaks of Kangchenjunga (KhangChen Dzong Pa), which is sacred to the people of Sikkim, are believed to resemble the legendary snow lion.