Bhutan

hills · river

View snow covered Jumolhari mountain as seen from Drukgyal Dzong in Bhutan. Jomolhari or Chomolhari sometimes known as "the bride of Kangchenjunga”, is a mountain in the Himalayas, straddling the border between Yadong County of Tibet, China…

river

Driving along the Punatsangchhu river and crossing it over a bridge on the way to Wangdue Phodrang. Bhutan officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia at the eastern end of the Himalayas.

hills

The descent into Paro airport in Bhutan is a precipitous affair for any pilot - he or she has to suddenly negotiate a steep descent into the relatively narrow valley, dropping altitude rapidly after crossing the steep ridges before.

farmland

75% of the population in Bhutan depends on agriculture. Bhutan imports 6,000 to 7,000 metric tonnes of rice every year according to Singay Dukpa, the Deputy Managing Director of the Foodgrain Division of the Food Corporation of Bhutan.

hills · temple

Dochula pass is located on the way to Punakha from Thimphu. The pass is a popular location among tourists as it offers a stunning 360 degree panoramic view of Himalayan mountain range.

highway

Evening driving on the signal free roads of Thimphu, the capital and largest city of Bhutan. Driving towards Paro on a congestion-free bypass road in Thimphu.

hills · livestock

Cattle pass over a suspension bridge in Haa District, Bhutan. Haa District is one of the 20 dzongkhag or districts comprising Bhutan.

ceremony · hills

Thousands of colourful Buddhist prayer flags on Chele La Pass in Bhutan. Chele la (pass) at an elevation 13000 ft asl is considered to be one of the highest motorable passes in Bhutan.

hills

Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia located at the eastern end of the Himalayas. It is bordered to the north by China and to the south, east and west by India.

festival · temple

The festival takes place at Kurjey Temple, located at Kurjey in the Chokhor valley in Bumthang district. It is a 15 minute drive from Chamkhar town to arrive at the temple grounds.

dance · festival

Dancers, wearing long brocade robes and ornate black hats, perform this dance. The dancers' who represent the Ging wear shorter robes with masks.

The view shows the brewery process for making beer in Bhutan. During the brewery process the particles from which the beer is made goes through different steps such as milling, mashing, lautering, boiling, maturing, filtering, fermenting, c…

A Royal Bhutan Airlines or Druk Airways / DrukAir plane is pushed back from the Paro terminal, in preparation for take-off. It is further pulled by a truck onto the runway.

The national dish of Bhutan, this stew of hot peppers and cheese is extremely unique.

river

The Bhutan Takin (Budorcas taxicolor whitei) is a vulnerable subspecies of Takin native to Bhutan, North Eastern India, Western part of China, and Tibet. The main threats to the Bhutan Takin are hunting and habitat loss.

Her Majesty Queen Mother Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck speaks about Druk Net Launch in Bhutan. Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen.

The lady from the large Bhutanese contingent is painting an acrylic on canvas landscape. She is wearing the national attire - Kira and enjoying painting open-air at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) New Delhi.

river

Drukair Airbus A319 lands at Paro International Airport in Bhutan. Drukair Corporation Limited, operating as Drukair — Royal Bhutan Airlines, is the national airline of the Kingdom of Bhutan, headquartered in the western dzongkhag of Paro.

ceremony · temple

Tsa Tsa memorial cones under a water powered prayer wheel in Bhutan A spinning water prayer wheel inside the small building is run by the flowing water and the small things that are placed outside the window are the mini stupas that are kep…

temple

Kyichu Lhakhang, is an important Himalayan Buddhist temple situated in Lamgong Gewog of Paro District in Bhutan.

hills · temple

Jangtsa Dumgtseg Lhakhang is a Buddhist temple in western Bhutan. The temple is notable as it is in the form of a chorten, very rare in Bhutan.

hills · livestock

This is how Arunachali milk mithun. Mithun is an important bovine species of north-eastern hill region of India Mithun, also known as ‘Cattle of Mountain” is an important bovine species of north-eastern hill region of India and also of Chin…

livestock

A tired mother cow after birthing hew calf stands up and tries to stimulate the young one to stand up. She does so with her placenta dragging behind her, and then proceeds to consume it for nutrition.