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21/02/2019

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15/10/2018

Chhams.

The small mountain kingdom of Bhutan is known for its mask dances which are an integral part of the country's remarkable cultural and religious traditions.
The dancers wear wooden or papier mache masks that are colourfully painted and richly decorated.
Performed by Buddhist monks and laymen, the dances take place annually in temples, monasteries and important administrative centres for up to five days.
People believe that by watching these dances they can purify their souls and bring themselves good luck.
Many Bhutanese are trained at a young age to carve these wooden masks.

13/10/2018

Butter lamps.

A feature of Buddhist temples and monasteries throughout the Himalayas. The lamps traditionally burn clarified yak butter, but now often use vegetable oil or vanaspati ghee.The butter lamps help to focus the mind and aid meditation.
Pilgrims also supply lamp oil to gain merit. The monks in the monastery manage the actual lamps, taking extreme care to avoid starting one of the devastating fires which have damaged many monasteries over the years. For safety, butter lamps are sometimes restricted to a separate courtyard enclosure with a stone floor.
Externally, the lights are seen to banish darkness.

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12/10/2018

Bhutanese architecture.

Bhutanese architecture is one of the most striking features of the country. Massive dzongs (fort-monasteries), remote goembas (monasteries) and lhakhangs (temples), as well as the traditional houses all subscribe to a characteristic Bhutanese style. This one is in Punakha.

11/10/2018

Prayer Flags.

A prayer flag is a colorful rectangular cloth, often found strung along mountain ridges and peaks high in the Himalayas. They are used to bless the surrounding countryside and for other purposes. Prayer flags are believed to have originated
in Tibet.Traditional prayer flags include woodblock-printed text and images.

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10/10/2018

Ta Dzong(Watchtower)

Built in 1649 to protect the undefended dzong and renovated in 1968 to house the National Museum. The unusual round building is said to be in the shape of a conch shell, with 2.5m-thick walls. Today the National Museum has in its possession over 3,000 works of Bhutanese art, covering more than 1,500 years of Bhutan's cultural heritage. Its rich holdings of various creative traditions and disciplines, represent a remarkable blend of the past with the present and is a major attraction for local and foreign visitors.

09/10/2018

Dzong.

A type of fortress found mainly in Bhutan. The architecture is massive in style with towering exterior walls surrounding a complex of courtyards, temples, administrative offices, and monks' accommodation. The one in the picture is Paro Dzong.

08/10/2018

Tshechu!!
Tshechu (Dzongkha: ཚེས་བཅུ།, literally "day ten") are annual religious Bhutanese festivals held in each district or dzongkhag of Bhutan on the tenth day of a month of the lunar calendar. The month depends on the place. Tshechus are religious festivals of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school of Buddhism.

Tshechus are large social gatherings, which perform the function of social bonding among people of remote and spread-out villages. Large markets also congregate at the fair locations, leading to brisk commerce.The Thimphu tshechu is the biggest of the tshechus in terms of participation and audience.

10/06/2018

Taktshang/ Tigers Nest.

Guru Padmasambhava meditated for four months in the caves of Taktshang. He came riding a tigress(Munmo Tashi Khenden) from Singye Dzong to Taktshang in 746 AD. After that many Buddhist scholars from all over the world meditated here. The local deity is known as Singye Samdrup.

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