BHUTAN
June 2016
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En route back down to the main road to Thimphu
The giant Buddha Dordenma on a hilltop above Thimphu / Traffic policeman in Thimphu main street
Thimphu main street / Small schoolboy
Simtokha Dzong (1629 CE) - the oldest in Bhutan / View up to the giant Buddha from the dzong
The Buddha Dordenma is a gilded bronze image 170 feet high containing 125 000 smaller gilded bronze Buddha statues /
One of the many Boddhisattva images surrounding the main image
En route to central Bhutan / Young novice mongs having a break at Chime temple (c1499 CE)
associated with the Divine Madman, the yogin Drukpa Kun-Le
En route to Wangdue
Wangdue Phodrang Dzong was completely destroyed in a tragic fire in 2012 CE. It is slowly being re-built
The mountainous roads have always been challenging, especially in the rainy season
Chendebji chorten / Approaching Trongsa
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