Paro is Bhutans second largest town.The western end of the Paro valley is only 20 kms from the Tibetan border and for centuries it has been the first point of entry into Bhutan for Tibetans either invading armies or traders.
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- Paro is Bhutans second largest town.The western end of the Paro valley is only 20 kms from the Tibetan border and for centuries it has been the first point of entry into Bhutan for Tibetans either invading armies or traders.
- A local shopkeeper dries Red chillies on the roof of his house, one of the most common sights in Bhutan.Paro is Bhutan's second largest town.The western end of the Paro valley is only 20 kms from the Tibetan border and for centuries it has been the first point of entry into Bhutan for Tibetans.
- Literally meaning Tigers nest or lair, Taktsang was built around the cave in which Guru Padmasambava meditated in the eight century.It clings impossibly to a rock face 800 meters above the Paro valley.All Bhutanese try to make a pilgrimage to Taktsang at least once in their lifetimes
- A young monk studying at the Punakha Dzong (Monastery) peers through a highly decorated balustrade. At the confluence of the Mo-chu and Pho-chu Rivers,the beautifully located 17th century Punakha Dzong which was the effective winter capital of Bhutan for 300 years until 1964. The first King of Bhutan,Ugyen Wangchuck was crowned at Punakha Dzong in December 1907
- Trongsa Dzong, built on a spur overlooking the gorge of the Mangde River, is the largest dzong fortress in Bhutan.
- Turning the beautiful black and gold prayer wheels at Changangkha Lhakhang, where parents come to obtain auspicious names for their newborns.
- Terraced rice fields at Drukgyel in the Upper Paro Valley, just below the ruins of Drukgyel Dzong.
- Lama Shida,as a way of suppressing local demons,built this Nepalese style Stupa,similar to Boudinath in Kathmandu,in the early 18th Century. The long mani wall of stones is particularly fine,decorated with bas-relief slate images of the Thirty-Five Confession Buddhas. Vertical prayer flags surround the Chorten
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- A Bhutanese pilgrim visiting the Punakha Dzong (Monastery). At the confluence of the Mo-chu and Pho-chu Rivers,the beautifully located 17th century Punakha Dzong which was the effective winter capital of Bhutan for 300 years until 1964. The first King of Bhutan,Ugyen Wangchuck was crowned at Punakha Dzong in December 1907
- The great Stupa of Boudinath towers over the district of Chabahil and remains one of the great Newari trading centres with Tibet.The ancient stupa is a major pilgrimage site for Buddhists, one of the most important holy places in Nepal and is also the largest Tibetan settlement outside Tibet.
- The Singye Phu Lkhang (Snow Lion Cave), wedged into the rocks, just below Tiger s Nest Monastery, Paro.
- A wall painting of Yulkhorseng, God of the East, with his lute, at the 17th century Paro Dzong.
- A wall painting at the 17th century Paro Dzong, one of Bhutan's most impressive and well-known dzongs.
- A chorten built inside the internal courtyard at the 17th century Paro Dzong, one of Bhutan's most impressive and well-known dzongs.
- Ornately painted wooden windows at the 17th century Paro Dzong, one of Bhutan's most impressive and well-known dzongs.
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