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Bumthang

 

Bumthang

The Bumthang valley is cold, high, and windswept, the region comprises of four valleys, Bumthang offers opportunity to visit temples and monasteries that have been hardly touched by the passage of time. Bumthang is cold and isolated place but rich in culture which is not seen anywhere else in the world.

 

Jampa Lhakhang

 

Jampa Lhakhang

Jampa Lhakhang is an ancient temple which was built in the year 659 by the Tibetan King Songsten Gampo. In 659, Tibetan King Songsten Gampo ordered 108 temples built in a single day to pin down "The Ogress of Tibet" and at the same time, convert the locals to Buddhism.

 

Chakhar Lhakhang

 

Chakhar Lhakhang

The present structure, Chakhar Lhakhang, was built sometime in the 1300s. Previously, the site had been a palace of the Indian king Sindhu Raja.

Wangdichholing Palace

 

Wangdichholing Palace

Wangdichholing Palace was built in 1857, the palace was the principal residence of the first king and was used by the second and third, the palace overlooks Bumthang Chhu (river), Wangdichholing Palace has a simple structure with no grand embellishments and is unlike many other palaces in Bhutan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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