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festival · dance

Traditional dance being performed during Druk Wangyel Festival, Bhutan. The Druk Wangyal festival is held every year on 13th December at Druk Wangyel Lhakhang in Dochula pass in commemoration of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo and the Ar…

highway · forest

Drive with us on this virtual road trip from to Dochula Pass in Bhutan. The convoy of the Chief of Army Staff can be seen passing by. He seemed to be heading to his village near Punakha.

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108 stupas (chortens) were constructed as a memorial built by the queen, Her Majesty Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuk, to honor the victory of the Bhutanese army in the 2003 war of Southern Bhutan.

hills · river

Chomolhari as seen from Nak-Sel in Paro, Bhutan. The sunset time lapse sequence started at 5 pm and ended at 6:30 pm or so...

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This massive statue of Shakyamuni measures in at a height of 51.5 meters, making it one of the largest statues of Buddha in the world. The statue is made of bronze and is gilded in gold.

hills · festival

Thimphu, also in the past spelled as Thimpu, is the capital and largest city of Bhutan. It is situated in the western central part of Bhutan and the surrounding valley is one of Bhutan's dzongkhags, the Thimphu District.

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Trongsa: The Vanguard of the Warriors - Trongsa Dzongkha is located near the center of Bhutan and was considered crucial to controlling the kingdom in earlier years due to its strategic position.

architecture · politics

The Paro Dzong is one of Bhutan's most impressive and well-known dzongs, and perhaps the finest example of Bhutanese architecture you'll see. The massive buttressed walls that tower over the town are visible throughout the valley.

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The landing at Paro Airport in Bhutan is amongst the most difficult in the world. It involves a steep descent into Paro valley which is surrounded by high hills.

ceremony · hills

Thousands of colourful Buddhist prayer flags on Chele La Pass in Bhutan. Chele la (pass) at an elevation 13000 ft asl is considered to be one of the highest motorable passes in Bhutan.

wildlife · birds

The Black-necked Crane (Grus nigricollis) is a medium-sized crane in Asia that breeds on the Tibetan Plateau and winters mainly in remote parts of India and Bhutan.

wildlife · birds

Flight of Black necked cranes captured in slow motion. The Black-necked Crane (Grus nigricollis) is a medium-sized crane in Asia that breeds on the Tibetan Plateau and winters mainly in remote parts of India and Bhutan.

hills · ceremony

The unfold of Guru Thongdrel at Kurjey lhakhang, Bumthang. The religious people of Bhutan are coming to get blessing from Guru thongdrel and group of monks are performing rituals infront of the thongdrel.

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Wonderful view of greener paddy along a river and rich forested mountains of Bhutan. Human settlement on the valley enjoying the fresh air, water and organic food.

hills · ceremony

A Bhutanese mother with her child revolve prayer wheel at a temple in Paro Valley, Bhutan. Paro District is the name of a district (dzongkhag), valley, river and town (population 20,000) in Bhutan.

river · farmland

A pristine view of small stream flows downward in Bumthang, Bhutan. It seems the flow of the stream is high and volume is small as the small cascades are visible and rocks inside the steam is visible as well.

hills · aerial

A beautiful aerial view of the snowy Himalayan peaks of Bhutan. The mountains of Bhutan are some of the most prominent natural geographic features of the kingdom located on the southern end of the Eastern Himalaya, Bhutan has one of the mos…

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The caterpillar-fungus of the Himalaya is also sourced from Lunana and Gasa (of the hot springs fame!) in Bhutan. See these bottles of Highland Cordyceps in bottles of Ara, a local alcoholic brew being sold in Paro bazaar.

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.

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The Buddha Dordenma is located atop a hill in Kuenselphodrang Nature Park and overlooks the Southern entrance to Thimphu Valley.

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The Buddha Dordenma is located atop a hill in Kuenselphodrang Nature Park and overlooks the Southern entrance to Thimphu Valley.

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12ft tall statues of Bodhisattvas at Kuensel Phodrang in Bhutan The Buddha Dordenma is located atop a hill in Kuenselphodrang Nature Park and overlooks the Southern entrance to Thimphu Valley.

river · hills

A small waterfall flowing down a cliff in Trongsa, Bhutan. This town is situated on a steep ridge and offers spectacular views of the deep valleys surrounding it.