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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 […]

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Bhutan

PUNAKHA DZONG

Punakha is a town in west central Bhutan. Up until 1955, it was the capital city of Bhutan. Punakha Dzong, the second one to be built in Bhutan served as the seat of government till around the same time. The dzong still serves as the winter residence of the official monk body of Bhutan. Built […]