Talo Monastery, the Seat of Zhabdrung’s Successive Mind Incarnations
Talo Monastery, also known as Talo Sangngak Choling Dzong, is a three-story monastery built in 1767 by Chogtul Jigme Singye ...
Punakha Dromche, the Festival that Re-enacts a 17th-Century Battle between Bhutan and Tibet
Punakha Dromche or Drubchen is a unique festival in Bhutan that commemorates the Bhutanese victory over the Tibetan armies by ...
Punakha Dzong, the Palace of Great Bliss on the Heaped Jewel
Punakha Dzong, also known as Pungthang Dechen Phodrang is the second oldest and second largest fortress built by the Zhabdrung Ngawang ...
Chimi Lhakhang, the Fertility Temple of Divine Madman
Chimi Lhakhang is a fertility temple of Drukpa Kunley, the Divine Madman believed to bestow the blessings of fertility located ...
Goen Tshephu Ney, the Third Draphu Maratika of Guru Rinpoche
Goen Tshephu Ney is a sacred cave of longevity in Punakha where Guru Rinpoche first met Buddha Amitayus, heard his ...
Chubu Tshachu, the Hot Spring of Guru Rinpoche
Chubu Tshachu is a hot spring in Punakha said to have been discovered by Guru Rinpoche in the 8th century ...
Kabji-Hoka Tsho, a Lake with an Opening to Stop Overflowing
Kabji-Hoka Tsho is one of the largest lakes in Bhutan that never overflows as it's drained through an opening believed ...