Bhutan

ceremony

Prayer flags are everywhere in Bhutan. In front of homes, hotels, shops, temples, monasteries, religious sites, places of spiritual importance. On rooftops and near roads. Down in the valleys, up on the hillsides.

ceremony

Beautiful clear blue sky of Bhutan, where there is thousand of Darchog prayer flags hosted on the mountains.

temple

Buddhist devotees visit Jambay Lhakhang in Bhutan. They spin prayer wheels and walk around the temple.

hills

Bumthang is often referred to as the ‘Switzerland of the East’. Its wide open valleys, its snow-capped mountains, its green countryside, it's fast flowing mountain streams and its easy paced life all give it’s a Swiss like look and feel.

hills · river

One can see panoramic view of Paro valley, Bhutan. Paro District, valley, river and town (population 20,000) in Bhutan. It is one of the most historic valleys in Bhutan.

fort

Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag.

hills · livestock

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

livestock

La vache qui rit bhutanensis! Our very own version of the happy friendly and inquisitive cows of Phobjikha valley in Bhutan... Does the GNH index apply to them too? A baby cow inquisitively walks up to the camera...

industry · bazaar

Jungshi means 'Natural'. The handmade paper making begins to find its place as the most important part of Bhutanese culture and tradition. The paper making first began as a domestic occupation and still preserved to this day.

highway · river

Travelling the mountain roads of Bhutan between Chuzom and Paro. The distance of about 55 kms from Paro town and about 50 km from airport takes around 1hr excluding the stops.

Namsay Chholing Resort is located near a historic Monastery (Kyichu Lhakhang), 3 kms from downtown Paro and 4 kms away from the airport.

hills · festival

Thimpu is the capital city of Bhutan. It is situated in the western central part of Bhutan and the name of the surrounding valley is dzongkhag, the Thimphu District.

flowers · industry

Digitalis is a genus of about 20 species of herbaceous perennials, shrubs, and biennials commonly called foxgloves.

farmland · industry

This video shows the cultivation process of ginger (Saga) by a Bhutanese family in Gelephu in the eastern part of Bhutan. The ginger plant is a herb. The main part of the plant that is used is the underground stem normally called rhizome.

crafts

The art of weaving is widely used in central and eastern part of Bhutan. Bhutanese textiles are appreciated for being colourful and having a variety of intricate patterns.

What one would call just a simple life is actually full of harmony for the Bhutanese. Living in and with nature adds to the harmony that the Bhutanese feel.

temple · hills

Kyichu Lhakhang also known as Kyerchu Temple or Lho Kyerchu is an important Himalayan Buddhist temple situated in Lamgong Gewog of Paro District in Bhutan.

hills

Trongsa: The Vanguard of the Warriors - Trongsa Dzongkha is located near the center of Bhutan and was considered crucial to controlling the kingdom in earlier years due to its strategic position.

flowers

Beautiful yellow rhododendron flower blooms at Dochula, Bhutan. Yellow rhododendron blooms along the river bank adding the beauty to nature.

river · architecture

The Paro Chhu is a river of western Bhutan. It is a tributary of the Wong Chhu, which is known as the Raidak in its lower reaches.

village

View of a village near Drunkgyal Dzong in the district of Paro city, Bhutan. Drukgyal Dzong was a fortress and Buddhist monastery, now in ruins, located in the upper part of the Paro District, Bhutan.

river

The Dooars or Duars are the floodplains and foothills of the eastern Himalayas in North-East India around Bhutan.

hills · architecture

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. Rinpung Dzong a fortress-monastery overlooking the Paro valley has a long history.