Bhutan

music · ceremony

The people of the hamlet of Laya under the Gasa district, high for the foothills of the snowy mountain ranges in the north of Bhutan, have songs and dances that describe the beautiful panoramic surroundings.

Changjiji was mandated to provide safe and affordable housing and creation of a transparent and well-functioning housing market in the country by National Housing Development Corporation Limited (NHDCL).

The very core of the dances is to be a representation of the activity of the mind essence beyond conceptual thinking.

wildlife · birds

Pigeons are beautifully landing on the parking area of Thimphu, Bhutan. Pigeons are freely landing on the parking area as there is less vehicles as well as religious people resides in Bhutan.

ceremony

A Bhutanese woman sits at the Memorial Chorten in downtown Thimphu and strings beads into a necklace, counts the beads in her Buddhist rosary, turns a prayer wheel and just generally enjoys the camaraderie of Buddhist prayer.

hills · monsoon

This ATR 42-500 is heading to Bumthang in central Bhutan. Apart from the international airport of Paro, Bhutan has three regional airports at Bumthang - Bathpalathang, Trashigang and Gelephu.

ceremony

Buddhist monks performing a ritual for the inauguration of a house in Bhutan. The ritual included a prayer to purify the house while doing a rotation of the house also known as kora in Bhutanese.

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.

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.

river

Drukair plane takes off from International Bhutan Airport in Paro. 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.

livestock

6 cows are being happily fed by the Owner Tshering Dorji and his son Tashi Nidup in Gelephu, Bhutan. Aap Tshering Dorji ensures that the cowshed is clean so that the cows are comfortable. All cows are female and have names.

Artists Supplies for Painting in Acrylics; 1: acrylic paint 2: paintbrushes 3: canvas / wood / paper, etc 4: rags or paper towels 5: jar or cup of water 6: varnish Check the talented Bhutanese artist painting Lord Buddha at the Event- Bhuta…

school · hills

The crowd grows restless waiting at the stands in the stadium before the festivities begin. Students of Yangchenphug High School can be seen sitting in the stands too.

school · hills

The crowd is bustling with energy in the stadium. A small girl happily plays with her toy phone as a means to pass her time before the festivities begin. Students of Yangchenphug High school do the final touch-ups and stand in line.

hills

Landing at Paro Airport is considered among the toughest airport landings in the world. The plane needs to make a steep descent amidst a valley surrounded by hills before touching down on the runway.

temple · hills

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

Some say that if you have been to Bhutan but have not eaten ema datshi then you have not been to Bhutan. This dish is distinctly Bhutanese.

bazaar

Small town farmers drive in wit produce to sell at the Farmers' market in Thimphu, or then buyers arrive to pick up fresh produce.

hills

Life must go on, roads must be built and towns connected, but when Bhutan builds roads, like anywhere else in the Himalaya, bull dozers and earth movers must be used.

flowers · forest

Wild Strawberry plants (Fragaria) grow among fallen fir and spruce needles on the forest floor, at the edge of meadows in central Bhutan, even as Rhododendron cinnabarinum flowers lie scattered among the moss and trunks of trees along Thrum…

Most Bhutanese people love Ema Datsi and it is so loved by the people of Bhutan that it is considered the National Dish of the Country. Ema means Chili and Datshi refers to cheese.

This is very unusual in Bhutan society and in a Bhutanese family, most of the decisions are made by women because women are family banks as women handle the household finances.