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Tiger's Nest

Taktshang monastery is one of the most amazing structure ever built in Bhutan. Hanging in the middle of the rocky cliff was a small temple first built by Gyalse Tenzin Rabgay in 1692, which was later enlarged to the present structural glory despite several fire calamities. Legends sourrounds the fact that the place was founded by Guru Padmasambhava in 8th century when he flew riding on a tigress ...

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Small and Happy Langur Family

Golden Langur (scientific name: Trachypithecus geei) was named after their gorgeously coloured coats and they are found only in Bhutan and north-eastern India. In Bhutan their distribution are limited to the southern foothills and they are one of the endangered species that are at high risk if not protected well, while their neighbours in India are fighting a tough battle against the human race. ...

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The prophecy of the Legend

Lama Drukpa Kuenley travelled extensively in western and central Bhutan to liberate sentient beings from the darkness, tame the untamed and subjugated the evils with the wrath of his vajra (Thundrbolt). His popularity is not only confined, hidden and his stories embedded in the soil of the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, but the mountain echoes has spread far across the seas, oceans and the ...

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