Bhutan

dance · festival

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

hills · old town

Landscapes and cultural landmarks across Bhutan, including Phobjikha Valley and Chendebji Chorten.

A Nissan Leaf electric taxi at Paro airport in Bhutan. This BT-1 Thimphu registered car runs on electricity and draws power from a charging port at the airport in Paro.

school · old town

King Jigme Singye Wangchuck meets school students during a public event in Bhutan. Jigme Singye Wangchuck is the former King of Bhutan.

bazaar

Bhutanese farmers sell organic vegetables, Bhutanese incense sticks, home made cheese and local rice at Paro vegetable market in Bhutan.

livestock · street food

Mr Jamtso will help us illustrate how biogas is used in Bhutan from cow dung. These days, we can produce biogas from the toilet, Kitchen and garden waste manure and it is one of the best substitutes of cylinder gas saving money, reducing gr…

Puffed rice is famous for snacks. We do remember our old childhood days having it more often and are still on it. puffed rice is also known as muri in Hindi and Jow in Bhutanese.

This is one of the interesting pieces of art. We need to gather dry leaves and varieties of different colours. Firstly, make a rough sketch of how you want the leaves to be in the frame with the help of a pencil.

dance · music

The dramyin is a long-necked Bhutanese guitar. Rigsar is popular music arising in Bhutan. Rigsar music often makes extensive use of the dramyin and can be eventually matched with Zungdra and Boedra music.

crafts

Bhutanese women are weaving neatly, skillfully and in a quick movement. These women are trained in the art of weaving and while they are weaving it seems extremely effortless especially with that smile on the face.

politics

In those days we did not have a higher education system in Bhutan so for that we had to go to India for higher secondary education. In India, Kalimpong and Darjeeling which is closer to Bhutan so initially, I went to Kalimpong.

dance · politics

Dancers performing Pa-Cham, the Dance of the Heroes. This is a dance that commemorates the victory of Buddhism over sin and transports believers directly to the presence of Guru Rinpoche.

temple

Devotee spinning the prayer wheels at Kyichu Lhakhang situated in Lamgong Gewog of Paro District in Bhutan.

river · hills

Punakha Dzong, is one of the holiest place in Bhutan with religious paintings on the exterior and interior wall of Fortress.

dance · music

This is the visual representation of the Ging (emanations) of Guru Rinpoche subduing the Jyungpo Nyulema (obstacles to the Dharma) demons through their clairvoyance.

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.

crafts

Cute young Bhutanese girls play in a handicraft shop in Paro. One of them briefly puts a scissor in her mouth. The camera then pans over to the colourful handicraft items hung in the shop.

Woman with baby on her back is inside the fabric shop and Abyssinian cat is eating zow(roasted rice) which is on the top of showcase. There are various colorful fabric in shop, which is located in Paro, Bhutan.

architecture · fort

Tashichhoedzong is a Buddhist monastery and fortress on the northern edge of the city of Thimpu in Bhutan, on the western bank of the Wang Chu.

festival · temple

The Dochula Druk Wangyel Festival start from year 2011 and the festival will take place every year on December 13 at the Druk Wangyel Lhakhang’s Festival ground.The festival is related to important national landmarks while the date commemor…

festival · temple

The Dochula Druk Wangyel Festival start from year 2011 and the festival will take place every year on December 13 at the Druk Wangyel Lhakhang’s Festival ground.The festival is related to important national landmarks while the date commemor…

festival · temple

The Dochula Druk Wangyel Festival start from year 2011 and the festival will take place every year on December 13 at the Druk Wangyel Lhakhang’s Festival ground.The festival is related to important national landmarks while the date commemor…