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Phallus decoration on wall of appropriately named restaurant in the appropriately named village of Nobding.
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Phallus decoration on the wall of a shop in Sopsokha village, close to Chimi Lhakhang.
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Shy little boy in a very smart gho waiting for blessings at Trongsa Dzong.
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A farmer carrying a large bamboo basket and wearing a beautifully made bamboo hat in Ura.
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A man at Jakar Dzong wearing a silk shawl known as a kabney over his gho, the national dress for Bhutanese men.
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Prayer flags at Membartsho, otherwise known as the Burning Lake, a pool in the Tang Chhu River in the Tang Valley.
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Young boy trying on dance mask at Tamshingphala Choepa festival in Bumthang.
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Fluttering prayer flags adorn a wooden bridge spanning the Wang Chhu River in Thimphu.
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Wooden bridge festooned with prayer flags, spanning the Wang Chhu River, en route to Cheri Goemba, Bhutan's first monastery.
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Turning the beautiful black and gold prayer wheels at Changangkha Lhakhang, where parents come to obtain auspicious names for their newborns.
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Man in traditional Bhutanese dress watching the masked dancing at Trashi Chhoe Dzong, a monastery now also housing the secretariat, the throne room and offices of the King.
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Young boy watching the masked dancing at Trashi Chhoe Dzong, a monastery now also housing the secretariat, the throne room and offices of the King.
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Young men attending the masked dancing at Trashi Chhoe Dzong, a monastery now also housing the secretariat, the throne room and offices of the King.
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Young men attending the masked dancing at Trashi Chhoe Dzong, a monastery now also housing the secretariat, the throne room and offices of the King.
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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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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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Phallus decoration on wall of appropriately named restaurant in the appropriately named village of Nobding.
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Two little girls in traditional school uniform on their way to school in Ura village.
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A mother and her son enjoying the Tamshingphala Choepa festival in Bumthang.
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A monk in ceremonial robes prepares for the Tamshingphala Choepa festival in Bumthang.
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Young girls wearing the Bhutanese national dress for females, having fun at Wangdue Phodrang Dzong.
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Young girls wearing the Bhutanese national dress for females, at Wangdue Phodrang Dzong.
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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 of Bhutan.
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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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Children in traditional Bhutanese dress at the National Memorial Chorten, which was built in the Tibetan style in 1974 to honour the third king of Bhutan.
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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 tourist and her Bhutanese guide trekking in the Ura Valley, the beautiful countryside reminiscent of Scotland.
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Young girl wearing the Bhutanese national dress for females, at Wangdue Phodrang Dzong.
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Young girl wearing the Bhutanese national dress for females, at Wangdue Phodrang.
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Young girl wearing the Bhutanese national dress for females, at Wangdue Phodrang Dzong.
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Turning the giant prayer wheels at the National Memorial Chorten in Thimphu.
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A smartly dressed child watching the masked dancing at Trashi Chhoe Dzong, a monastery now also housing the secretariat, the throne room and offices of the King.
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A chorten surrounded by flowers at Tamchhog Lhakhang, a monastery built in the 14th century by Dewa Zangpo, son of Thangtong Gyalpo.
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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 darts at Chimi Lhakhang, built in 1499 by the 14th Drukpa hierarch, Ngawang Choegyel.
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Bright room decorations painted on the walls in a homestay house 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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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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Dance of the Skeletons at the Tamshingphala Choepa festival in Bumthang.
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A monk in ceremonial robes prepares for the Tamshingphala Choepa festival in Bumthang.
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Monks in ceremonial robes blowing horns at a puja within Gangtey Goemba.
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A senior monk conducting a puja at Gangtey Goemba, holding a vajra in one hand and ceremonial hand-bell in the other.
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Young monk looking through one of the beautiful carved window frames at Tango Monastery.
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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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A traffic policeman directs traffic from his beautifully painted traffic island at a busy crossroads in Thimphu, the capital city of Bhutan.
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Girl in Sopsokha village wearing a ringlet of grass on her head to protect against the sun.
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Masked dancing at Trashi Chhoe Dzong, a monastery now also housing the secretariat, the throne room and offices of the King.
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Friendly staff at the Ugyen Phendeyling Hotel in Paro. The hotel has a wonderful view of Tiger's Nest Monastery, high up on an opposite cliff face.
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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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Also called Chorten Charo Kasho, the Chendebji Chorten, a Nepalese style stupa, was built in the 19th century by a Tibetan lama.
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Young girl wearing the Bhutanese national dress for females, at Wangdue Phodrang Dzong.
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Masked dancing at Trashi Chhoe Dzong, a monastery now also housing the secretariat, the throne room and offices of the King.
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Masked dancing at Trashi Chhoe Dzong, a monastery now also housing the secretariat, the throne room and offices of the King.
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Masked dancing at Trashi Chhoe Dzong, a monastery now also housing the secretariat, the throne room and offices of the King.
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Masked dancing at Trashi Chhoe Dzong, a monastery now also housing the secretariat, the throne room and offices of the King.
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Masked dancing at Trashi Chhoe Dzong, a monastery now also housing the secretariat, the throne room and offices of the King.
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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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