Bhutanese Monk beats gong as others fold the colourful Thakang at Kurjey Festivals, Bhutan, in Bumthang
Bhutan·temple · festival
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Bhutanese lama boy bites into toffee, dislikes it, spits it out at dog, litters monastery, in Bumthang
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Bhutanese monks performing the Pa-Cham dance outside the moanstery in Bumthang, Bhutan
Bhutan
Bhutan Kurjey Festivals: Ceremonial Flags of different hues and sizes on a hill top, in Bumthang
Bhutan
Bhutanese monk unfurling the Thangka on the day of Tsechu festival at Kurjey temple, in Bumthang
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Result 2Monks from Trongsa dzong community perform numerous rituals to unfurl the Thangka, in Bumthang
Bhutan·temple · festival
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.
Result 3Unfolding of the Thangka,the most sacred and auspicious sight during the festival, in Bumthang
Bhutan·festival · temple
Monks unfolding the Thangka and performing the rituals and traditions of Kurjey festival The festival takes place at Kurjey Temple, located at Kurjey in the Chokhor valley in Bumthang district.
Result 4Monks performing the religious rituals during the ceremony in Bumthang, Bhutan
Bhutan·ceremony · temple
During the Tsechu festival Bhutanese people offer obeisance in front of the Thongdrel seeking blessings. A Thongdrel (alt. throngdrel) is a large tapestry unveiled during tsechus (religious festivals) in Bhutan.
Result 5Prayer flags and Thangka at the magnificient Kurjey Temple at Bumthang, Bhutan
Bhutan·temple · festival
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.
Result 6Monks performing rituals accompained by traditional music in Bumthang, Bhutan
Bhutan·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.
Result 7KURJEY TSHECHU - The annual spiritual gathering in Bumthang district, Bhutan
Bhutan·temple · festival
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.
Result 8Bhutanese come together to witness the colorful festival - Kurjey Festival, in Bumthang
Bhutan·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.
Result 9Jugaad tractor is not just Indian - even the Bhutanese use it in Bumthang
Bhutan·farmland
Bhutanese monks walk through the fields of Bumthang, the fields are full of flowers adding freshness to the paradise that Bhutan is.
Result 10Nyimalung Tsechu festival celebrated with Cham dance at Bumthang, Bhutan
Bhutan·dance · festival
This is the visual representation of the Ging (emanations) of Guru Rinpoche subduing the Jyungpo Nyulema (obstacles to the Dharma) demons through their clairvoyance.
Result 11Bhutanese witnessing the folding of the grand Thakang at Kurjey Festival, in Bumthang
Bhutan·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.
Result 12Bhutanese farmer moving a power tiller in Bumthang District of Bhutan
Bhutan·temple · festival
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.
Result 13Bhutanese lined up to take blessings from God during Kurjey Festival, in Bumthang
Bhutan·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.
Result 14Vintage glimpse of bhutan’s sacred fortress, in Bumthang
Bhutan·fort · old town
This old footage captures the historic Jakar Dzong in Bumthang, Bhutan, a majestic fortress whose name translates to the “White Bird Fortress.” The video reveals the beauty of its strong white walls, traditional structure, and open courtyar…
Result 15Monks folding the Thangkha displayed at Kurjey Festival in Bamthang, in Bumthang
Bhutan·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.
Result 16Men pulling the rope to unfurl the Thangka over the temple building, in Bumthang
Bhutan·temple · festival
A thangka, also known as tangka, thanka or tanka is a painting on silk with embroidery, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala of some sort.
Result 17Guru Rimpochey's thongdrel is lowered on his birthday, at Bumthang
Bhutan
Bhutanese lower Guru Rimpochey's thongdrel on his birthday at Bumthang, Bhutan. The Bumthang region is known as the spiritual heart of the kingdom, as it was here that Guru Rinpoche cured a local king of a spirit-induced ailment in the 8th…
Result 18Kurjey Festival: one of the most traditionally authentic festival, in Bumthang
Bhutan·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.
Result 19Dark Judy and Great Blackvein butterflies up close in the Himalaya, in Bumthang
Bhutan·hills
We filmed this rare Chumbi Wall butterfly in Bumthang, Bhutan. The Chumbi valley is in Tibet! (We have wrongly titled the first butterfly as a Common Sailor).
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