Bhutan

hills

Enjoy the lovely view of Bumthang valley. One sees the Jakar dzong in the beginning of the video. Jakar and Bumthang are neighbors and are pretty far from the capital city of Bhutan - Thimphu. There are interesting facts of Bumthang, 1.

hills · farmland

Bumthang District is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. It is the most historic dzongkhag if the number of ancient temples and sacred sites is counted.

dance

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

After a good head rub, this cat lazies around before the rat catches its attention. Cute cat plays with rat prey in Bhutan, pretends it is alive and pounces repeatedly.

flowers

Sikkim Aster is an erect leafy perennial herb, growing up to 1 m tall. Branches are numerous, slender, bending. Leaves are thin, lanceshaped, long pointed, with margins toothed.

river · industry

Terrace farming in the Wangdue Phodrang valley, Bhutan. New constructions next to the Puna Tsang Chu River. See a happy group of cows grazing near huge mounds of hay.

flowers · industry

The beautiful pink and yellow exquisite Lupines and red rose in the midst of green vegetation in Bumthang, Bhutan. The beautiful flowers seems growing near the residence area as a power tiller machine is parked in the distance.

highway

Night 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.

Buddha's statue at Thimphu sitting in 'Calling The Earth To Witness or Earth Touching Buddha' pose. The "earth witness" Buddha is one of the most common iconic images of Buddhism.

hills · livestock

Driving towards Haa district in Bhutan. Haa District is one of the 20 dzongkhag or districts comprising Bhutan.

monsoon

The beautiful gameplay of clouds amongst massive mountains and sprawling valleys in the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan.

hills · river

Paro hosts Bhutan's lone airport and the valley comprises a range of bucolic imagery including traditional Bhutanese homes, dzongs or fortified monasteries and green rice fields as far as the eyes can see.

hills · river

Apart from the recognizable peaks of Kanchenjunga and Kabru seen at the beginning of this clip, can anyone help us identify the other peaks? To us, they look like Jichu Drakey and Chomolhari or Jomolhari in western Bhutan.

river · boats

Umanda / Umananda Mandir island Cruise. Some tourists pay a fortune to spot rare golden langurs in Bhutan's national parks.

wildlife · birds

Found in the northern temperate regions of the Indian subcontinent and ranges across Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Tibet and Nepal.

architecture · hills

Paro is a town and seat of Paro District in the Paro Valley of Bhutan. It is home to Paro Airport, Bhutan's only international airport.

bazaar · crafts

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…

livestock · hills

A lone takin roams in the green meadow, Bhutan. The 'Dong Gyem Tsey' or Takin has been diligently chosen as the National Animal of Bhutan because it is unique, rare and native to Bhutan.

crafts

Bhutan is recognised for Gross national Happiness preserving and promoting the culture and tradition. Weaving has been the old best practice in the Nation.

bazaar

You would be wondering seeing different people in different dresses buying fresh organic vegetables back in 1990's in Bhutan.

Momos are a well-known dish in Asian Countries like Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet and India. There are many variations of momos in different shapes, sizes and designs such as steamed -momos, fried momos. open momos and the like..

Bumthang Dzongkhag consists of four main valleys, Ura, Chumey, Tang and Choekhor. Choekhor is the largest of the four and is widely considered as ‘Bumthang Valley’. The valleys are broad and gentle carved by the ancient glaciers.

livestock

Most of the people in Bhutan makes Cheese from cow and yak milk. The local term for Cheese is 'Datshi'. The milk in Bhutan is used for making tea and to produce dairy products which are heavily used in Bhutanese cuisine.