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Masked dance in the main courtyard of the Gangte Goemba while local people and tourists watch during the Gangtey Tsechu, Gangte, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia
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A monk in ceremonial robes prepares for the Tamshingphala Choepa festival in Bumthang.
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Buddhist monk in his colourful costume and mask waiting for the next dance during Gangtey Tsechu at Gangte Goemba, Gangte, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia
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Buddhist monk in colourful costume waiting to take part in traditional dance at the Tamshing Phala Choepa Tsechu, near Jakar, Bumthang, Bhutan, Asia
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Asia, Bhutan, Dochu la Pass (3140m), site of 108 chortens built in 2005 to commemorate a battle with militants
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Monk performing traditional masked dance at the Wangdue Phodrang Tsechu, Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, Wangdue Phodrang (Wangdi), Bhutan, Asia
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Monks performing traditional masked dance at the Wangdue Phodrang Tsechu, Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, Wangdue Phodrang (Wangdi), Bhutan, Asia
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Prayer flags at the Tigers Nest (Taktsang Goemba), Paro Valley, Bhutan, Asia
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Young Buddhist monks chatting, Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, Wangdue Phodrang (Wangdi), Bhutan, Asia
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Buddhist monk wearing carved wooden mask waiting for the next dance during Gangtey Tsechu at Gangte Goemba, Gangte, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia
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Village of Chendebji set among forested hills between the towns of Wangdue Phodrang and Trongsa, Bhutan, Himalayas, Asia
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Young Buddhist monks watching dancing at the Wangdue Phodrang Tsechu, Wandgue Phodrang Dzong, Wangdue Phodrang (Wangdi), Bhutan, Asia
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Painting of the Four Harmonious Friends in Buddhism, elephant, monkey, rabbit and partridge, inside Trongsa Dzong, Trongsa, Bhutan, Asia
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Two young boys looking through a window at their school in Ura Village, Ura Valley, Bumthang, Bhutan, Asia
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Buddhist monks performing masked dance during the Gangtey Tsechu at Gangte Goemba, Gangte, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia
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Portrait of Buddhist monk at the Tamshing Phala Choepa Tsechu, near Jakar, Bumthang, Bhutan, Asia
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Taktshang Goemba (Tigers nest monastery) with prayer flags and cliff, Paro Valley, Bhutan, Asia
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Trongsa Dzong set against tree-covered mountains, Trongsa, Bhutan, Himalayas, Asia
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A wall painting at the 17th century Paro Dzong, one of Bhutan's most impressive and well-known dzongs.
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Lighting butter lamps at the beautiful 7th century Jampey Lhakhang, near Jakar in the Chokhor Valley.
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Misty dawn view of the Punakha Dzong located at the junction of the Mo Chhu (Mother River) and Pho Chhu (Father River) in the Punakha Valley, Bhutan, Himalayas, Asia
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Buddhist monk in colourful costume waiting to take part in traditional dance at the Tamshing Phala Choepa Tsechu, near Jakar, Bumthang, Bhutan, Asia
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Buddhist monk wearing colourful carved wooden mask at the Tamshing Phala Choepa Tsechu, near Jakar, Bumthang, Bhutan, Asia
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View over the main courtyard of Trongsa Dzong with Buddhish monks chatting, Trongsa, Bhutan, Asia
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Colourful fabrics for ladies' kiras for sale in a shop in Jakar, Bumthang Valley.
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Monks playing horns and drums, Autumn Tsechu (festival) at Trashi Chhoe Dzong, Thimpu, Bhutan, Asia
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The great monastery of Gangtey, dating back to the 17th century, decorated with banner flags in preparation for a puja.
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Young Buddhist monk looking out of a window at Trongsa Dzong, Trongsa, Bhutan, Asia
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Bhutan. Children playing around the grounds of the tsechu in Wangdue Phodrang.
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Taktshang Goemba (Tiger's Nest Monastery) and prayer flags, Paro Valley, Bhutan, Asia
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Fluttering prayer flags adorn a wooden bridge spanning the Wang Chhu River in Thimphu.
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A stunning piece of woven material, with a modern design, to be used for a lady's traditional kira, the national dress for Bhutanese women.
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Thangka painters at the National Institute for Zorig Chusum Pedzoe, (Painting School), Thimphu, Bhutan, Asia
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Two boys in front of white wall at Ura Lhakhang, Ura village, near Jakar, Bumthang, Bhutan, Asia
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Asia, Bhutan, Thimphu, Pilgrim with a prayer wheel at the National Memorial Chorten
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Bhutan. Devout Bhuddist worshippers with prayer wheels at the Gantey Gompa in Bhutan. Gangteng Monastery.
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Young Buddhist monk studying scripts in class at Chimi Lhakhang Temple, Punakha Valley, Bhutan, Asia
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Wangdue Phodrang Dzong sits atop a high ridge between the Punak Tsang Chhu and the Dang Chhu rivers.
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Dancers at Thangbi Mani Tsechu (festival), Jakar, Bumthang, Chokor Valley, Bhutan, Asia
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Monks with drums at a ceremony in Jakar Dzong, Castle of the White Bird, Jakar, Bumthang, Chokor Valley, Bhutan
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Young Buddhist monk studying scripts in class at Chimi Lhakhang Temple, Punakha Valley, Bhutan, Asia
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Buddhist monk in costume and mask practising his dance before taking part in a performance at the Gangtey Tsechu at Gangte Goemba, Gangte, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia
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Traditional knee-length boots known as Tsholham, worn by Bhutanese men during important ceremonial occasions, for sale in a shop in Thimphu.
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Local man holding an old golden mask with cracks visible in the face, Gangtey Tsechu at Gangte Goemba, Gangte, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia
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Young girl at the National Memorial Chorten, which was built in the Tibetan style in 1974 to honour the third king.
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Young Buddhist monk watching dancing at the Wangdue Phodrang Tsechu, Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, Wangdue Phodrang (Wangdi), Bhutan, Asia
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Young boy holding large carved wooden mask to his face at the Tamshing Phala Choepa Tsechu, near Jakar, Bumthang, Bhutan, Asia
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Dimly lit interior of a traditional rural Bhutanese house, Ura village, near Jakar, Bumthang, Bhutan, Asia
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Prayer flags at the Tigers Nest (Taktsang Goemba), Paro Valley, Bhutan, Asia
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Buddhist monk in his colourful costume and Antelope mask waiting for the next dance during Gangtey Tsechu at Gangte Goemba, Gangte, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia
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Participants in the tsechu at the Gangtey Gompa in Bhutan. Gangteng Monastery.
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Young monk at Chimi Lhakhang, built in 1499 by the 14th Drukpa hierarch, Ngawang Choegyel.
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Monks playing drums at a Tsechu (festiva), Gangtey Gompa (Monastery), Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, Asia
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Monk with incense sticks at the beautiful 7th century Jampey Lhakhang, near Jakar in the Chokhor Valley.
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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
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Asia, Bhutan, Dochu la Pass (3140m), site of 108 chortens built in 2005 to commemorate a battle with militants
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Morning light on the village of Gangtey, situated at the head of the Phobjikha Valley.
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Monks at the Simtokha Dzong in Bhutan. Built in 1629 by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, who unified Bhutan.
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