Categories
Bhutan

CHIMI LHAKHANG

Chimi Lhakhang is a Buddhist monastery in the Punakha district of Bhutan. It’s located on a hillock near Sopsokha village. A 30 minutes walk on trails through agricultural fields leads to this monastery on the hill. Widely known as the fertility temple, the history of how this place came into existence is unusually interesting.Chimi Lhakhang […]

Categories
Bhutan

RINPUNG DZONG

Paro Dzong, officially known as Rinchen Pung Dzong and shortened to Rinpung Dzong means ‘fortress on a heap of jewels’. An ancient fortress with a complex housing a monastic body, administration offices, courtyards and temples all surrounded by towering walls.  The dzong is a fine example of Bhutanese architecture, and is built on a cliff […]