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Turning the giant prayer wheels at the National Memorial Chorten in Thimphu.
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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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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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Fluttering prayer flags adorn a wooden bridge spanning the Wang Chhu River in Thimphu.
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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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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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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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A mother and her son enjoying the Tamshingphala Choepa festival in Bumthang.
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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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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 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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Bhutanese fabric belts used to secure a lady's kira around her waist, hanging up for sale in a shop.
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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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Fluttering prayer flags at Kurjey Lhakhang, the final resting place of the remains of the first three kings of Bhutan.
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Throwing darts, a traditional and much loved Bhutanese pastime.
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A Black Hat dancer at the Tamshingphala Choepa festival in Bumthang.
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Young boy trying on dance mask at 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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A young Bhutanese man walking in the forest in Phobjika Valley.
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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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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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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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Old Bhutanese man turning prayer wheels in Buddhist temple, Thimphu, Bhutan, Asia
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Phallus decoration on wall of appropriately named restaurant in the appropriately named village of Nobding.
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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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Monk circumambulating a large prayer wheel at the beautiful 7th century Jampey Lhakhang, near Jakar in the Chokhor Valley.
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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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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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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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Monks blowing ceremonial trumpets for a puja at Gangtey Goemba.
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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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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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Baby wrapped in traditional Bhutanese woven fabric at Trashi Chhoe Dzong.
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An archery competition, with the archer using a modern 'compound' bow.
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Bhutanese woman turning Buddhist prayer wheels, Trashi Chhoe Dzong, Thimphu, Bhutan, Asia
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A young boy playing with a prayer wheel in the Thangbi Mani monastery in Bhutan
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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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A tourist and her Bhutanese guide trekking in the Ura Valley, the beautiful countryside reminiscent of Scotland.
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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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Monk with incense sticks 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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Monk at Kurjey Lhakhang, the final resting place of the remains of the first three kings of Bhutan.
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Dance of the Skeletons at the Tamshingphala Choepa festival in Bumthang.
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A masked dancer at the Tamshingphala Choepa festival in Bumthang.
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A masked dancer at the Tamshingphala Choepa festival in Bumthang.
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A stag dancer at the Tamshingphala Choepa festival in Bumthang.
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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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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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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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Prayer flags arranged around a pole in parachute style in Gangtey village.
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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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An intricate pattern using gold thread amongst others being woven on a loom at the Textile Museum in Thimphu.
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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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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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Old Bhutanese man turning prayer wheels in Buddhist temple, Thimphu, Bhutan, Asia
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Participants prepare for the Tamshingphala Tsechu in Bumthang Bhutan. Tsechu (literally 'day ten') are annual religious Bhutanese festivals
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Bumthang, Bhutan. A clodes up of a monks arm with prayer beads and whip.
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