
Strongest Alcohol: Try Bhutanese Ara and Bangchang
Ara is Bhutan’s local liquor made of fermented rice. Many visitors tasted ara and bangchang at Gandhi National Center for the Arts from 23rd till the 30th Sept 2018.
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Ara is Bhutan’s local liquor made of fermented rice. Many visitors tasted ara and bangchang at Gandhi National Center for the Arts from 23rd till the 30th Sept 2018.

Bamboos are used for a variety of purposes in Bhutan. Interestingly, you would be able to see workers using the ancient way of tearing bamboo. Bamboo can be cut precisely using a fine wood saw or a metal saw.

Mustard pellets being made from a mustard oil press in Bhutan's Bumthang valley. Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalayas and bordered to the south, east and…

crafts · bazaar
Bhutan’s first ever Craft Bazaar is now open in Bhutan’s capital Thimphu. A spectacle of traditional bamboo huts, aligne neatly below Norzin Lam, opposite to Nehru Wangchuk Cultural Centre, showcase wide range of authentic Bhutan-made art a…

forest · hills
One of Bhutan's significant natural resources in the late twentieth century was its rich forests and natural vegetation.

flowers · hills
A tall-stemmed Primula flowering in the re-entrants and meadows of Bhutan's central Bumthang valley, with spruce or fir trees above.

wildlife · birds
Help us identify this species of sparrow! Is this a Russet Sparrow that we filmed in Bhutan? The russet sparrow (Passer rutilans), also called the cinnamon or cinnamon tree sparrow, is a passerine bird of the sparrow family Passeridae.

politics
The Preservation of Bhutan tradition and Culture is known as Driglamnamza. It is a manner and etiquette as what to wear, how to eat, talk and bow down before the government officials and the clergy.

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.


Group of Bhutanese girls performs beodra dance on Gaki Pelzom song during 37th Birth Anniversary celebration Of His Majesty 5th King Of Bhutan in Bhutanese Embassy, New Delhi. They are wearing half kira (national dress ) with rachu.

The kira is an ankle length woven and unstitched fabric dress worn by Bhutanese women. First, one puts on the wonju or the long sleeve blouse and the kira is wrapped around the body. The pair of brooches are commonly known as Koma.

bazaar · crafts
Walking on the streets of Thimphu, towards the ABC Market, the shopping hub of Bhutan. A series of traditional bamboo huts, aligned neatly below Norzin Lam, right opposite the Nehru Wangchuk Cultural Centre is the Authentic Bhutanese Crafts…

Flying into the clouds as a flight from Bhutan approaches Nepal. Drukair flies daily between Tribhuvan International, Kathmandu, Nepal, and Paro International Airport, Bhutan.

highway
Bhutan is a mountainous country linked with a series of passes. Located at 2870m (9420 ft) Kiki La is a minor pass on the road to Thimpu from the Bumthang valley. It brings good luck to circle the chorten clockwise at least thrice.

temple · hills
Perched on a cliff-top Bhutan's Taktsang monastery, also known as the Tiger's Nest, is one of the most breathtaking temples in the world.

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…

temple · hills
A cute pair of cats at Taktsang monastery in Bhutan. Paro Taktsang is the popular name of Taktsang Palphug Monastery (also known as Tiger's Nest), a prominent Himalayan Buddhist sacred site and temple complex, located in the cliffside of th…

hills · temple
Group of tourists visit 108 stupas at Dochula pass in Bhutan. Dochula pass is located on the way to Punakha from Thimphu.

hills · forest
Chele la (pass) at an elevation 13000 ft asl is considered to be one of the highest motorable passes in Bhutan. About an hour's drive from Paro as it passes through lush valleys, pine and rhododendron forest.

hills
Boys play around and slide down a hill on a wooden board in Bhutan. Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia located at the eastern end of the Himalayas.

industry
Entering Bajo for hydro-power dam workers at Wandue Phodrang in Bhutan.

Taking a road trip to Punatsanchu and Wagdue Phodrang, Bhutan. Bhutan officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia at the eastern end of the Himalayas.
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