Thimphu

Bhutan·ceremony · temple

Buddhist devotees spin prayer wheels, hold prayer beads and meditates at Memorial Chorten in Thimphu, Bhutan. Memorial Chorten is a large Tibetan-style chorten and is one of the most visible religious structures in Thimphu.

Bhutan·hills · temple

Dochula Pass stands an hour and a half away from Thimphu, along a lovely Rhododendron and conifer forest (with trees festooned with orchids) and lies along the highway to central Bhutan, with a road leading to Punakha.

Bhutan·school · sport

These students seem to have studied their Driglam Namzhag manuals cover to cover and follow every tenet of traditional Bhutanese attire and custom! Yangchenphug Higher Secondary School is a Government co-educational school in Thimphu, Bhuta…

Bhutan·sport

Archery, the national sport of Bhutan, is a common feature of everyday life. It is played differently from the international game and is seen as a celebration of the country's way of life.

Bhutan·music · dance

Bhutanese people from different parts of the country have gathered in Thimphu to celebrate and pay homage to 25 years of the coronation of the great fourth, Druk Gyalpo Jigme Singye Wangchuck.

Bhutan

Her Mother Queen Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck share the special moment to launch Druk Net internet services in Thimphu, a part of the royal silver jubilee celebrations. In a short while, Bhutan is going to launch the internet in our country.

Bhutan·highway

Traditional western Bhutanese houses in Thimphu - the capital of Bhutan. People are seen donning the national attire of ghos and kiras.

Bhutan·politics · hills

Tashichhoedzong is a Buddhist monastery and fortress on the northern edge of the city of Thimpu in Bhutan, on the western bank of the Wang Chu.

Bhutan·flowers · festival

Prayer flags, hydrangeas, Double Fuchsias, begonias and the garden of Northrung House in Thimphu, Bhutan. Bhutan has one of the most flowers in the world.

Bhutan·industry

Buddha Dordenma is a gigantic Shakyamuni Buddha statue under construction in the mountains of Bhutan.

Bhutan·hills · temple

Dochula pass above Thimphu, en route central Bhutan... 108 stupas have been built on this beautiful pass which leads to the valley of Punakha to the north or to central Bhutan's Bumthang valley.

Bhutan

The rejuvenated Hotel Pedling is stylishly decorated in muted tones with comfy beds, though the bathrooms seem to have been slapped together a bit too quickly and without much skill.

Bhutan·school · sport

Yangchenphug Higher Secondary School is a Government co-educational school in Thimphu, Bhutan for classes IX-XII. It was founded in 1965 by the third King, His Majesty Jigme Dorji Wangchuck.

Bhutan

A Bhutanese woman weaves their traditional Kira wrap-around skirt at Thimphu, Bhutan. The kira is the national dress for women in Bhutan. It is an ankle-length dress consisting of a rectangular piece of woven fabric.

Bhutan·hills · festival

See a Chinese jugaad tractor running on a generator (used for agricultural purposes, chiefly tilling), a bus-stop and a municipal dumpster, while driving in western Bhutan.

Bhutan

Like a little Swiss town, this is Thimphu at dusk. Drive through the streets of Bhutan's capital town in a Toyota Land Cruiser in the neighbourhood of where Taj Thimphu has now come up, prior to its construction! Wangdue Phodrang is a town…

Bhutan·school · sport

Yangchenphug Higher Secondary School is a Government co-educational school in Thimphu, Bhutan for classes IX-XII. It was founded in 1965 by the third King, His Majesty Jigme Dorji Wangchuck.

Bhutan

The drive from Thimphu to Dochula pass is a lovely one, going through Rhododendron forests and trees laden with orchids!

Bhutan·industry

Buddha Dordenma is a gigantic Shakyamuni Buddha statue under construction in the mountains of Bhutan.