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view of the Tiger's Nest monastery also known as the Paro Taktsang and the surrounding area in Bhutan. Travel and religion concept

view of the Tiger's Nest monastery also known as the Paro Taktsang and the surrounding area in Bhutan. Travel and religion concept

view of the Tiger's Nest monastery also known as the Paro Taktsang and the surrounding area in Bhutan. Travel and religion concept

view of the Tiger's Nest monastery also known as the Paro Taktsang and the surrounding area in Bhutan. Travel and religion concept

view of the Tiger's Nest monastery also known as the Paro Taktsang and the surrounding area in Bhutan. Travel and religion concept

Paro district, Bhutan: Wang Chhu aka Raidak River, downstream from the confluence with the Paro Chu, seen from Chhuzom Bridge - The Wong Chhu, is a tributary of the Jamuna / Brahmaputra, and a trans-boundary river, flowing through Bhutan, India and Bangladesh. It rises in the Himalayas. In its upper reaches it is also known as the Thimphu Chhu.

Druk Wangyal Khangzang Stupa with 108 chortens, Dochula Pass, Bhutan. Dochula pass is located on the way to Punakha from Thimphu.Travel and religion concept.

Thimphu, Bhutan - October 7: Bhutanese Monks Lunch Break Sitting On Ground Beside Dochula Passon October 7, 2022 in Thimphu, Bhutan.

view of the Tiger's Nest monastery also known as the Paro Taktsang and the surrounding area in Bhutan. Travel and religion concept

This Photo was clicked at Chele La pass, Paro, Bhutan.

This photo was clicked in Thimpu, Bhutan. These are the traditional Bhutanese musks.

Druk Wangyal Khangzang Stupa with 108 chortens, Dochula Pass, Bhutan. Dochula pass is located on the way to Punakha from Thimphu

Druk Wangyal Khangzang Stupa with 108 chortens, Dochula Pass, Bhutan. Dochula pass is located on the way to Punakha from Thimphu.Travel and religion concept.

view of the Tiger's Nest temple in Paro, Bhutan. High quality photo

panoramic view of the Tiger's Nest temple in Paro, Bhutan. High quality photo

Paro, Bhutan: touchdown of an Airbus A319 lands at Paro International Airport - smoke from the tires - the only international airport in Bhutan, located in a deep valley along the river Paro Chhu, near peaks as high as 5,500m (18,000 ft), it is considered one of the world's most difficult airports, flights operate only in visual meteorological conditions (VMC), an aviation flight category in which visual flight rules (VFR) flight is permitted. The airport has a single 2,265 m (7,431 ft) asphalt runway. Very few pilots are certified to land at Paro International Airport.

view of the Tiger's Nest monastery also known as the Paro Taktsang and the surrounding area in Bhutan. Travel and religion concept

Phobjikha Valley, Wangdue Phodrang District, Bhutan: winding stream, the valley's central wetland has been designated as a Ramsar site - Formed by Pleistocene glaciers , the valley has a swampy valley floor due to the impermeable stratum. The local geology is dominated by Precambrian (Chekha Formation) crystalline sediments - Gangtey nature trail, leading to Gangtey Monastery

Bhutan: Tiger's Nest - Paro Taktsang / Taktsang Palphug monastery, Bhutan's most iconic landmark and religious site - sacred Buddhist site located in the cliffside of the upper Paro valley - dedicated to Padmasambhava, aka Guru mTshan-brgyad Lhakhang or "Shrine of the Guru with Eight Names", refers to Padmasambhava's Eight Manifestations, built around a cave in 1692 by Gyalse Tenzin Rabgye - Vajrayana / Tibetan Buddhism, Nyingma and Drukpa Kagyu sect.

Druk Wangyal Khangzang Stupa with 108 chortens, Dochula Pass, Bhutan. Dochula pass is located on the way to Punakha from Thimphu

Wolakha, Guma Gewog, Punakha district, Bhutan: golden tsa tsa cones deposited by Buddhist faithful near a stupa above the Puna Tsang Chhu river - Buddhist expression of farewell, moulded out of clay and the ashes collected from the cremation pyre, commissioned by the bereaved family, and made by monks during religious ceremonies. Votives in the shape of cylindrical cones or stupas. Some times called cupcakes.

Temple up to the mountain

Thimphu, Bhutan: Buddhist religion decoration of a traffic circle - Apsaras are considered beings on different planes of existence than humans, though subject to the cycle of life, death, and reincarnation (samsara). Apsaras can be found, in a narrative of the Jatakas ("birth stories"), in which the deeds of the Buddha in his previous lives are told. The Catudvara-Jataka tells of Mittavinda, greedy and attached to worldly pleasures, who, among others, encounters some Apsaras on his travels. In the end, he is taught by the Buddha, in one of his previous bodhisattva incarnations, that all worldly pleasures are impermanent.

Lobesa-Metsina, Lobesa valley, Punakha District, Bhutan: chugo / chhurpi chesse - yak / chauri cheese nuggets hanging at the street market - hard smoked cheese called Chhurpi. The cheese is pale yellow, tangy and is an excellent source of protein - arguably the hardest in the world, it is used for chewing. Traditional product prepared by pastoralists in the highlands of the Eastern Himalayas. It is made from the milk produced by chauri, a cross between a male yak and a female cow.

view of the Tiger's Nest monastery also known as the Paro Taktsang and the surrounding area in Bhutan. Travel and religion concept

Dochula mountain pass, Himalayas, Bhutan: misty forest and the Druk Wangyal Chortens, 108 memorial chortens in three layers - 108 is an auspicious number in Buddhism, it stands for the Kangyur, the Tibetan Buddhist canon - the stupas mark the victory of of the Royal Bhutanese Army against Assamese insurgents from India in 2003.

Phobjikha Valley, Wangdue Phodrang District, Bhutan: tower-like chorten outside Dungdungneysa village, an excellent view point over the Phobjikha / Gangtey valley - Gangtey nature trail, leading to Gangtey Monastery.

Close-up view of the Bhutan national flag waving in the wind. The Kingdom of Bhutan is a landlocked country in the Eastern Himalayas. Fabric textured background. Selective focus

This photo was clicked in Thimphu, Bhutan. Thimphu is the capital of Bhutan.

Great Buddha Dordenma is a gigantic Shakyamuni Buddha statue in the mountains of Bhutan celebrating the 60th anniversary of fourth king Jigme Singye Wangchuck

Paro, Bhutan: Paro Chu Valley, Paro town and Jangsa (bottom) and Wang Chu valley (center) seen from the air - Paro Chu river and the town center - town in western Bhutan in the Paro District with around 15,000 inhabitants, located on the Phuntsholing to Thimphu road at an altitude of around 2400 m, known for Paro International Airport. The area on the north bank of the Paro Chu river is called Jangsa.

Gangteng / Gangtey, Phobjikha Valley, Wangdue Phodrang District, Bhutan: Gangtey monastery / gonpa - monastery of Nyingmapa school of Buddhism, the main seat of the Pema Lingpa tradition - Tibetan / Vajrayana Buddhism.

Druk Wangyal Khangzang Stupa with 108 chortens, Dochula Pass, Bhutan. Dochula pass is located on the way to Punakha from Thimphu.Travel and religion concept.

This photo was clicked in Paro, Bhutan. Thimphu is the capital of Bhutan and Paro is the second capital of Bhutan. Both cities are famous for its natural beauty and cultural activities. Peoples of Bhutan always try to maintain their traditions and they lead very sustainable life style. Bhutan is the only carbon-negative country in the world. And it is the most beautiful country in the world.

Prayer Wheels in the Tashichho Dzong (Thimphu Dzong), a Buddhist monastery and fortress on the northern edge of the city of Thimphu in Bhutan.

Temple on the top of the moutain

Druk Wangyal Khangzang Stupa with 108 chortens, Dochula Pass, Bhutan. Dochula pass is located on the way to Punakha from Thimphu.Travel and religion concept.

Thimphu, Bhutan: garuda at the base of the Great Buddha Dordenma - Garudas feed on snakes and dragons and are regarded as the kings of birds. in Buddhist iconography if is represented as an eagle-man hybrid. The god Vishnu was believed to ride a garuda, which was revered as a deification of the sun’s fire - Kuensel phodrang park, overlooks the Southern entrance to Thimphu Valley.

Bumthang, Bhutan – June 28, 2012: A monk in Bhutan performs a religious ceremony at a monastery in the Bumthang valley.

view of the Tiger's Nest monastery also known as the Paro Taktsang and the surrounding area in Bhutan. Travel and religion concept

Bhutan people and land of the country that only opened in1988. Archery, Tiger's Nest Monastery and temples all make up this wonderful country

This photo was clicked in Thimphu, Bhutan. Thimphu is the capital of Bhutan.

view of the Tiger's Nest monastery also known as the Paro Taktsang and the surrounding area in Bhutan. Travel and religion concept

Gangteng / Gangtey, Phobjikha Valley, Wangdue Phodrang District, Bhutan: Gangtey monastery / gonpa - ornate projecting / bay windows / balcony, called 'rabsel', timber frame structure with multiple windows and panels that cantilevers from the wall - Rab- Langna-Drezhu-Gyetse - main temple building - monastery of Nyingmapa school of Buddhism, the main seat of the Pema Lingpa tradition - Tibetan / Vajrayana Buddhism.

Bhutan: Tiger's Nest - Paro Taktsang / Taktsang Palphug monastery - sacred Vajrayana Himalayan Buddhist site located in the cliffside of the upper Paro valley - the monastery buildings consist of four main temples and residential buildings hanging on the granite ledges, the caves and the rocky terrain - Tibetan Buddhism, Nyingma and Drukpa Kagyu sect.

Druk Wangyal Khangzang Stupa with 108 chortens, Dochula Pass, Bhutan. Dochula pass is located on the way to Punakha from Thimphu

Druk Wangyal Khangzang Stupa with 108 chortens, Dochula Pass, Bhutan. Dochula pass is located on the way to Punakha from Thimphu

Prayer Wheels in the Tashichho Dzong (Thimphu Dzong), a Buddhist monastery and fortress on the northern edge of the city of Thimphu in Bhutan.

Flag of Bhutan printed on a paper sheet.