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GNH Travel - a touch of Bhutan’s ‘happiness formula’
Conceptualised by His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo (King) of Bhutan, the developmental philosophy and homespun concept of Gross National Happiness, as a developmental goal rather than GNP, has received recognition from, as well as posed a challenge for, the small nation worldwide. A tiny unknown country just a few decades ago is now at the centre of trying to convince the world outside ...
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Tiger Nest
Paro Taktsang is the popular name of Taktsang Palphug Monastery (also known as Tiger's Nest), a prominent Himalayan Buddhist sacred site and temple complex, located in the cliffside of the upper Paro valley, in Bhutan. A temple complex was first built in 1692, around the Taktsang Senge Samdup (stag tshang seng ge bsam grub) cave where Guru Padmasambhava is said to have meditated for three years, ...
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Monger Dzong
This Dzong is the Bhutanese equivalent of Count Dracula’s castle. The present-day eerie tales that abound about the ruins of the Zhongar Dzong are as spectacular as its origin and history. At a cursory glance, the spine-chilling claims of the people in the nearby villages’ seem real. The setting is truly other-worldly: the roughly six-acre confines of the castle with its gaunt reddish brown ...
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Kangso Chhenmo
The Three day annual festival locally known as Kangso Chhenmo will be held on 15th November, 2014 at Namdroel Ugyen Chholing at Drametse under Mongar Dzongkhag. People from Drametse, Narang and Ballam Gewogs under Mongar Dzongkhag and the adjoining villages under Trashigang Dzongkhag will attend to witness the sacred treasure Vajra dances revealed by Terton Pema Lingpa, who was the ...
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