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Kurjey Temple of Bhutan during Tshechu Festival, in Bumthang

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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.

Bhutanese Monk beats gong as others fold the colourful Thakang at Kurjey Festivals, Bhutan, 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.

Kurjey Festival at Bamthang district, Bhutan, 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.

Bhutanese 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.

Mass of devotees lined up patiently to touch Thangka and get the blessings in Bhutan

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Devotees from Bhutan and near places gathered in Kurjey temple to watch the glimpse of big Thangka in Bhutan. The festival takes place at Kurjey Temple, located at Kurjey in the Chokhor valley in Bumthang district.

Devotees at the festivals of Nimalung Tsechu and Kurjey Tshechu in 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.

Bhutan Kurjey Festivals: Ceremonial Flags of different hues and sizes on a hill top, 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.

A walk on a cool green roadside of Kurjey, Bhutan, 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.

Bhutanese monk unfurling the Thangka on the day of Tsechu festival at Kurjey temple, 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.

Kurjey 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.

Bhutanese unfolding the colourful thangka - Kurjey Festival, in Bumthang

Bhutan·festival · temple

A colourful old thangka or thongdrel being opened out on the Guru Rimpoche's birthday, in Kurjey during the tsechu in central Bhutan. The festival takes place at Kurjey Temple, located at Kurjey in the Chokhor valley in Bumthang district.

Monks performing the ceremony of unfurling the Thangka outside the monastery in Bhutan

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Monks unfolding the Thangka on the day of Tsechus, annual religious Bhutanese festivals. The festival takes place at Kurjey Temple, located at Kurjey in the Chokhor valley in Bumthang district.

Monks 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.

Unfolding of the Thangka,the most sacred and auspicious sight during the festival, in Bumthang

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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.

Buddhist religious celebrations at Kurjey in Bhutan

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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.

Bhutanese people in their traditional attire at a ceremony during the Tsechu festival

festival · 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.

Monks performing the religious ceremony - Tsechu Festival, in Bhutan

festival · ceremony

Bhutanese monks performing the religious ceremony by playing the traditional instruments during Tsechu Festival at Kurjey Temple in Bhutan.

Monastery wall covered with Thangka during the Tsechu festival in Bhutan

festival · 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.

Rituals being performed during the unfurling of Thangka in Bhutan

temple · festival

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.

Men 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.

Traditional dance of Bhutan being performed during Kurjey Festival

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A folk performance by a devotee during Kurjey Festival in Bhutan. During the Tsechu festival Bhutanese people offer obeisance in front of the Thongdrel seeking blessings. A Thongdrel (alt.

Kurjey tsechu celebrates the birthday of Guru Rimpochey, in Bhutan

temple · festival

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.

Lines of people waiting to touch the thangka during the Tsechu festival in Bhutan

festival · 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.