ceremony

Bangladesh·ceremony

Local street vendors selling plants, aloe vera, tomatoes, pumpkin, cucumber, bottle gourd, bananas and more while the Bangladeshi Muslims get ready for the Friday Namaz.

ceremony · bazaar

Vegetable subzi shopping in Bangladesh! What are those leaf bracts? They look like Aloe Vera to us! Bananas, cucumbers and apples sell in the winter season.

Bangladesh·ceremony · highway

Bangladeshi Muslims disperse after offering namaz on a Friday. The traffic on this road was completely blocked by the street vendors with their carts so that the namaz can be offered in peace.

Bangladesh·ceremony · highway

What coordination these Bangladeshi men display as they prostrate themselves for the Friday prayers, in front of a road-side mosque.

ceremony · temple

The idol of the Goddess of Dhaka at Dhakeshwari Temple along with the idols of Maa Durga's children. These idols are changed every Durga Puja as they are not immersed on the last day of Durga Puja in Dhaka.

ceremony · industry

Paan or pan leaf cultivation in Bangladesh. The Bengalis love eating paan, clearly, so there is much domestic demand. The creepers are grown in neat rows, with support for them to climb.

Bhutan·village · ceremony

In Bhutan, it is common to find phallus symbols painted on the walls of houses and in temples. It may be a weird sight for us but for Bhutanese, it is a sign of good luck that diverts the evil spirit.

dance · ceremony

The Black Hat dance is an elaborate ritual that took many days to perform in Tibet. The purpose of the ritual is to eliminate the obstacles, which in the individual are the afflictive emotions and misconceptions that cause sufferings.

dance · ceremony

The Black Hat dance is an elaborate ritual that took many days to perform in Tibet. The purpose of the ritual is to eliminate the obstacles, which in the individual are the afflictive emotions and misconceptions that cause sufferings.

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Buddhists spin prayer wheels at Memorial Chorten in Thimpu as a form of prayer, to accumulate merit and wisdom, to acquire good karma and purify bad karma and to help them develop compassion and wisdom.

ceremony · temple

Tsa Tsa memorial cones under a water powered prayer wheel in Bhutan A spinning water prayer wheel inside the small building is run by the flowing water and the small things that are placed outside the window are the mini stupas that are kep…

ceremony

For many Buddhists, the prayer wheel also represents the Wheel of the Law set in motion by the Buddha.

bazaar · ceremony

Thimphu is a store house of traditional Bhutanese art, architecture, culture, and tradition and above all still so pure. Groups of villagers from different district comes to sell organic vegetables.

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Bhutan has emerged as a single political entity with the Arrival of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in 1616. But the Wangchuck dynasty began with the coronation of King Ugyen Wangchuck as King of Bhutan in 1907.

ceremony · school

Prince Jigyel Ugyen is the second son of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck from Queen Mother Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck. He has an older sister, Princess Ashi Sonam Dechen Wangchuck, as well as four half-brothers and four half-sisters.

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Marchang is a type of alcohol offering in tantric Buddhism, which we have already discussed. Literally marchang refers to chang or alcohol with mar or butter.

dance · ceremony

This ground purification ceremony is also performed on the occasions of the building of dzongs, temples, stupas etc. Costume: Large black hat, felt boots, long colourful brocade gown, no mask.

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.

dance · ceremony

This is a dance in honour of Buddhist Saint Padmasambhava, popularly known as ‘Guru Rimpoche’ (Padmasambhava, Pema Jugne).

ceremony · dance

Bhutan is a region that is steeped in Buddhism, with monasteries, temples, chorten,1 mani stones, Mani prayers, prayer-flags and, of course, monks almost everywhere.

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Gedu is famous for its renowned University and for the gloomy weather in Bhutan. Gaedu College of Business Studies is a government college under the Royal University of Bhutan, offering business and management education in Bhutan.

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The Monk Body of Bhutan is known for taking the responsibility for establishing social harmony and happiness throughout the nation.

music · ceremony

A country identity is defined by its culture and tradition. Bhutan Festival; Among the most visible aspects of these features is traditional of Performing Arts.