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Rock painting of Guru Rinpoche en route to Tango Monastery. On the window ledges of the building sit small sculpture stupa images (tsha tsha) made of clay containing ashes of the cremated dead
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Small sculpture stupa images (tsha tsha) made of clay contain ashes of the cremated dead.
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Small sculpture stupa images (tsha tsha) made of clay containing ashes of the dead, placed under rocks en route to Tango Goemba.
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A wall painting of Yulkhorseng, God of the East, with his lute, at the 17th century Paro Dzong.
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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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Small sculpture stupa images (tsha tsha) made of clay containing ashes of the dead, placed at the base of a prayer wheel at Drukgyel Dzong.
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Phallus decoration on the wall of a shop in Sopsokha village, close to Chimi Lhakhang.
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Bright room decorations painted on the walls in a homestay house in Ura village.
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Monks at Kurjey Lhakhang, the final resting place of the remains of the first three kings of Bhutan.
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A series of hydro-powered prayer wheels turned by water, en route to Tango Monastery, with little clay tsha tsha images carefully balanced on the window ledges.
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The Singye Phu Lkhang (Snow Lion Cave), wedged into the rocks, just below Tiger s Nest Monastery, Paro.
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Phallus decoration on wall of appropriately named restaurant in the appropriately named village of Nobding.
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Prayer flags over the Wang Chhu River, blowing prayers to the winds, en route to Tango Monastery.
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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
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Painting of the guru Rinpoche on the way to the Tango monastery in Thimpu Bhutan
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Painting of the guru Rinpoche on the way to the Tango monastery in Thimpu Bhutan
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A chorten built inside the internal courtyard at the 17th century Paro Dzong, one of Bhutan's most impressive and well-known dzongs.
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Ornately painted wooden windows at the 17th century Paro Dzong, one of Bhutan's most impressive and well-known dzongs.
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A tourist gingerly walking over the swaying iron suspension bridge at Tamchhog Lhakhang, a monastery built in the 14th century by Dewa Zangpo..
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The iron suspension bridge at Tamchhog Lhakhang, a monastery built in the 14th century by Dewa Zangpo.
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Bhutanese fabric belts used to secure a lady's kira around her waist, hanging up for sale in a shop.
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One of the 108 Druk Wangyal chortens at the 3,000-metres-high Dochu La Pass.
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One of the 108 Druk Wangyal chortens at the 3,000-metres-high Dochu La Pass.
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Grasses on the bank of the Dang Chhu River, the location of the Kichu Resort hotel.
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Fluttering prayer flags at Kurjey Lhakhang, the final resting place of the remains of the first three kings of Bhutan.
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Colourful fabrics for ladies' kiras for sale in a shop in Jakar, Bumthang Valley.
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Colourful fabrics for ladies' kiras for sale in a shop in Jakar, Bumthang Valley.
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A monk at Jakar Dzong, a fortress built in the 17th century on a ridge above the town of Jakar.
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At a strategic vantage point perched high over Trongsa Dzong, rises its watchtower, the Ta Dzong. The Ta Dzong is now a museum dedicated to the Monarchs of Bhutan.
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Trongsa Dzong, built on a spur overlooking the gorge of the Mangde River, is the largest dzong fortress in Bhutan.
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Trongsa Dzong, built on a spur overlooking the gorge of the Mangde River, is the largest dzong fortress in Bhutan.
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A simple house with turnip field in Gangtey Village, situated at the head of the Phobjikha Valley.
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Dawn in Phobjikha, a glacial valley on the western slopes of the Black Mountains. The valley is a designated conservation area.
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Dawn in Phobjikha, a glacial valley on the western slopes of the Black Mountains. The valley is a designated conservation area.
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Some of the 108 Druk Wangyal chortens at the 3,000-metres-high Dochu La Pass.
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Turning the giant prayer wheels at the National Memorial Chorten in Thimphu.
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Baby wrapped in traditional Bhutanese woven fabric at Trashi Chhoe Dzong.
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Terraced rice fields at Drukgyel in the Upper Paro Valley, just below the ruins of Drukgyel Dzong.
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Tiger's Nest Monastery, or Taktshang Goemba, perched high up on the side of a cliff, 900m above the floor of Paro Valley.
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Tiger's Nest Monastery, or Taktshang Goemba, perched high up on a the side of a cliff, 900m above the floor of Paro Valley.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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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A stunning piece of woven material, to be used for a lady's traditional kira, the national dress for Bhutanese women.
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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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Young monk at Chimi Lhakhang, built in 1499 by the 14th Drukpa hierarch, Ngawang Choegyel.
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Senior officals and monks taking part in a dress rehearsal for the Fifth King's Royal Wedding at Punakha Dzong.
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Senior officals and monks taking part in a dress rehearsal for the Fifth King's Royal Wedding at Punakha Dzong.
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Punakha Dzong, at the confluence of two rivers, was the venue of the Fifth King of Bhutan's Royal Wedding.
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Punakha Dzong, at the confluence of two rivers, was the venue of the Fifth King of Bhutan's Royal Wedding.
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Phallus decoration on wall of appropriately named restaurant in the appropriately named village of Nobding.
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Shy little boy in a very smart gho waiting for blessings at Trongsa Dzong.
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Two little girls in traditional school uniform on their way to school in Ura village.
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Man trying on a Layap conical bamboo hat, traditionally worn by the ladies of Laya, in a shop in Jakar.
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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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Monk circumambulating a large prayer wheel at the beautiful 7th century Jampey Lhakhang, near Jakar in the Chokhor Valley.
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Lit butter lamps at the beautiful 7th century Jampey Lhakhang, near Jakar in the Chokhor Valley.
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Lighting butter lamps at the beautiful 7th century Jampey Lhakhang, near Jakar in the Chokhor Valley.
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Wooden phalluses are used in agricultural fields as a scarecrow when the crops start sprouting, and also as a fertility symbol, as seen here in a buckwheat field in the Chokhor Valley.
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Monk at Kurjey Lhakhang, the final resting place of the remains of the first three kings of Bhutan.
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