Bhutan | Thimphu – Jungshi Paper Factory. Paper is made completely by hand from tree bark, this is where the pulp becomes sheets
Bhutan | Dinner time for the cat at Thimphu Dzong
Bhutan | Laundry day, Gangtey Lhakhang
Bhutan | Monk at Rinpung Dzong
Bhutan | Wedding day at Wangdue Phodrang Dzong
Bhutan | Monks gathering at Könchogsum Lhakhang
Bhutan | novice monks playing football at Chendebji Chorten, with jumpers for goalposts
It’s darts, but not as we know it. It’s called khuru and the darts are huge, being aimed at a target is 35 metres (or 115 feet) away. This game was happening on Lunar New Year (Lhosar), as a celebration, with a good deal of beer and whiskey, and would take a great deal of the day to play. I felt a guilty thrill of getting the picture of the monk warming his calves, it felt a bit wrong, but very human. The men are wearing their Gho, their traditional dress, and the coloured sashes are the way in which the score is kept and tallied.
Bhutan | Monks helping with the post festival repairs at Trongsa Dzong
Bhutan | Monks studying at Tamshing Lhakhang. The younger monks are taking hot soup around, as it is close to freezing.
Bhutan | Trongsa Dzong – ‘laymen’ practicing for the Tsechu (festival)
Bhutan | Trongsa Dzong – monks practicing for the Tsechu (festival)
